Statistics (STAT)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
STAT 3507 [0.5 credit]
Sampling Methodology
The sample survey as a vehicle for information collection in government, business, scientific and social agencies. Topics include: planning a survey, questionnaire design, simple random, stratified, systematic and cluster sampling designs, estimation methods, problem of non-response, related topics.
Prerequisite: one of
STAT 2507, or
STAT 2509,
STAT 2606,
STAT 2607,
ECON 2200,
ECON 2201 or
ECON 2202 or equivalent; or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week and one hour laboratory.