Information and Decision Sciences

IDS 460 Survey Sampling : Theory and Methods

Credit hours 3 - Undergraduate 4-Graduate
Catalog description Planning and analyzing surveys. Topics include simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling, ratio estimation, and cluster sampling. Case studies with applications to real situations are discussed.
Key topics
  • Introduction to survey sampling
  • Probability sampling,bias, mean square error
  • Simple random sampling
  • Sampling proportions and percentages
  • The solution of sample size decision problems by the Classical
  • Stratified random sampling - optimum allocation under linear cost
    • model
  • Ratio and Regression Estimation
  • Systematic sampling
  • Cluster sampling
  • The concept of design effects
Prerequisites for this course IDS 371
Course(s) for which this is a prerequisite None
Required course for None
Elective course for Selective course for IDS Major
Selective for MBA Students with a Specialization/Concentration in Statistics
Frequency of offering Fall, Spring, Summer
Recent offerings, instructors, syllabi Last Offered Spring 1996
Planned offerings None
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