Survey Design: – Computer Applications, Year 3 Semester 1, 2009-2010

Week	Lecture	Lecture Topic	Source
1	1 and 2	Overview,  Principles of Survey Design	Moser, Ch. 1 Cochran, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 What is a survey?
2		Questionnaire Design:	Moser Ch. 13, Berdie et al; Sudman et al.; Oppenheim Designing a Questionnaire: Design Tips Example
3	1 2	Basic Ideas and Notation Errors	Moser Ch. 5 Cochran Ch. 2
4	1 2	Simple Random Sampling More on SRS	Cochran Ch. 2 Williams , Discrete Variables and Expectations
5		Sample Size Determination	Cochran Ch. 4
5		Proportions Sample Size Determination for Proportions	Cochran Ch. 3 Cochran Ch. 4 margin.pdf
6	1	Introduction to Stratification	Cochran Ch. 5
6	2	Gains in Precision with Stratification	Cochran Ch. 5
7	1	Stratification for Proportions	Cochran Ch. 5
7	2	Optimum Allocation
8	1	Choosing the Boundaries:	Example Cochran Ch 5a
8	2	Geometric Stratification	Cochran Ch. 5a A New Algorithm for the Construction of Stratum Boundaries
9	1	Cluster Sampling	Cochran Ch. 9
9	2	Single Stage Cluster Sampling	Cochran Ch. 9
10	1	PPS Selection	Cochran Ch. 9a; Moser, Ch 5, pp. 111-116
10	2	Systematic Sampling Quota Sampling	Moser Ch. 6  Moser Ch. 7 Cochran Ch. 8; Moser, Ch 5, pp. pp 81- 85
11	1	NonResponse Overview	Surveys: the pitfalls