Statistics 36-303: Sampling, Surveys, and Society
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30--2:50 p.m.
Room: BH235A
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Instructor:
Department of Statistics (412) 268-2723 e-mail: fienberg@stat.cmu.edu Homepage: http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~fienberg Office Hours: MW, 11-12 am (or by appointment) |
Course Associate:
Department of Statistics Office: A60M Baker Hall (412) 268-6932 e-mail: amelia@stat.cmu.edu Office Hours: by appointment |
Course TA:
Department of Statistics Office: 229J Baker Hall (412) 268-7831 e-mail: mhb2@stat.cmu.edu Office Hours: W 3:30-4:30pm, Statistics Lounge |
Course Objectives:
1. To gain an appreciation for the uses of sample surveys in American society;2. To learn the statistical properties associated with sampling from a finite population ;
3. To learn about practical aspects of the design and implementation of sample surveys;
4. To understand the nature of non-sampling and measurement errors in surveys and how to control their effects;
5. To design, conduct, and analyze the results of a sample survey.
The course presumes knowledge of probability and statistics
at a level covered in 36-201 and 36-202 (or their equivalent). More
specifically, students need to be familiar with the calculation of expectations
and variances and the usual methods for inference including tests of significance
and confidence intervals.
Note: There
will be a quiz during the second lecture on material covered in 36-201
and 36-202.
Required Texts:
Henry, Gary T. 1990. Practical Sampling. Applied Social Research Methods Series. Sage: Newbury Park, CA. (Paperback).
Fowler, Floyd J., Jr. 2002. Survey Research Methods.(Third
Edition) Applied Social Research Methods Series. Sage: Newbury Park,
CA. (Paperback).
Other Readings:
Readings will be assigned in class and most of them will be provided in advance.
Grading:
Individual Homework Assignments: 20% Team Project Assignments: 15% Midsemester Examinations: 30% Final Team Project Report: 25% Final Project Presentation: 10%
Class Participation:
To successfully complete the course, students must attend
class regularly. It is imperative that classes begin promptly and
that students be prepared for the class. Students are expected to
substantively contribute to class discussions with thoughtful comments
and insights, as well as presenting oral reports on the progress of the
team projects.
Policy on Cheating, Plagiarism, and Collaboration:
Part of the course requires
students collaborate as part of a team.As part of this team collaborative
effort, students are expected to document the portion of effort they feel
that they and their collaborator(s) contributed to the project, the substance
of the effort, and explicitly list all collaborators on a project (wether
or not they are registered in the course). If a student takes
credit for the work of others not listed as collaborators, then the student
will not be allowed to pass the course.
For individual homework assignments and the two midsemester
examinations your work is expected to be your own. Students who plagiarize
the work of others or otherwise cheat will fail the course. Students
are advised to generously give credit to others.
Course Schedule and Assignments:
January
14 Introduction to Surveys, Sampling,
and Society: Examples and Margin of Error
Reading: Lohr, Chapter 1 (distributed in class).
Arrange a 1 ½ hour time period that your group will meet weekly and send e-mail to Professor Fienberg with the time, day, and place of meeting, and names of all team members (4-5 members per group).
Reading: Fowler, Chapter 9
J anuary 21
Introduction to Data Collection
Reading: Fowler, Chapter 4
January 23
Sampling and Non-sampling Errors
Individual Homework #2, dueJanuary 30.
Questions/Problems from Lohr
January
28 Ethics/IRB/ Discuss Projects
Reading: Fowler, Chapter 9
Special Handout
Team Project Assignment, Part II, due today
Part III, due February 4
January
30 Modes ofInterviewing
Reading: Fowler, Chapter 7
Special Handout
Individual Homework #3, due February 6.
Special Handout
Team Project Assignment , Part III, due in class today
Part IV, due February 18
February
6 Designing and Testing Survey Questions
Reading: Fowler, Chapter. 6
IndividualHomework #3 due in class today
Individual Homework #4, due February 13.
Individual Homework #5, date due February 20.
Team Project Assignment , Part IV, due in class today
Part V, due March 4
February
20 Midterm Examination I
Individual Homework #6, date due February 27.
February 25
Sampling from Finite Populations-- Binary Outcomes
Reading: Henry, Chapter 6
February
27 Sampling from Finite Populations-- Binary Outcomes
(continued)
Individual Homework #6, date due in class today.
Individual Homework #7, date due March 13.
March
4 Sampling from Finite Populations--Margin
of Error and Sample Size,
Asking Sensitive Questions-Randomized Response
Reading: Special Handout
Team Project Assignment , Part V, due in class today
Part VI, due March 18
March
6 Midsemester Break
March
11 Expectations and Variances
Reading: Special Handout
March
13 Sampling from Finite Populations--Continuous
Outcomes
Project status
If needed, pre-test survey instrument again and revise accordingly.
Individual Homework #7, due in class today.
Individual Homework #8, due April 3.
March
18 Sampling from Finite Populations--Continuous
Outcomes (continued)
Part V, due March 4
Homeworks #8 due in class today
April 8
Stratified Sampling and Clustering: Applications
April
10 Misdsemester Exam II
April 15
Preparing Survey Data for Analysis, Displaying Data and Results
April
17 Capture-Recapture, ACE, Census Undercount
April
22 Case Study and/or Student Presentations
April
24 Student Presentations
April
29 Student Presentations
May
1 Student Presentations
May 2
Final Project Papers Due by 5 p.m.