Survey Sampling: An Introduction

This workshop is the first part of a two-part series on survey sampling. This first workshop will cover the basic principles and methods of sampling. Topics will include a discussion of the various types of samples, the creation of sampling frames, the use of stratification, and basic methods of selecting samples. Determining an appropriate sample size will also be discussed. 

Part 2 of this series will be held on November 29, 2016 and will cover more complicated multi-stage sampling. Additional workshops will cover the post-data-collection topics of weighting and of the calculation of standard errors and confidence intervals.