Survey and Sampling

Teacher(s)

Kestemont Marie-Paule;

Language

French

Main themes

Topics to be treated - General framework of inference in finite population; population, sampling, statistics for the inference based on experimental data, linear homogenous estimation: elementary units, complex units. - Sampling with unequal probabilities: Hansen-Hurwitz and Horvitz-Thompson estimators, for the particular case of simple random sampling. - Estimators improvement through auxiliary information: ratio estimator, regression estimator - Sampling from complex units: stratified sampling, cluster sampling, two stages sampling. - Sampling from biological populations: basic issues in sampling, estimation of the population size.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Objective (in terms of abilities and knowledge) This course aims at providing the student the basic knowledges on the sampling methods, with a particular, but not exclusive, emphasis on sampling from (finite) human populations. At the end of the course, the student should be able to correctly designing a simple survey and analysing the results.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

General framework of  inference in finite population :

• Techniques of random samplings and estimators properties.
• Simple random sampling
• Stratified random sampling
• Uneven probability sampling
• Cluster sampling
• Multi-level sampling

Estimation improvement by use of auxiliary information.

Teaching methods

8 x 2 hours of masterful presentations and 2 x 2 hours of practical exercices on computer.

Evaluation methods

Written examination in session : 14 points on 20.
Individual project delivered for the beginning of the first session : 6 points on 20.

Online resources

MOODLEUCL : lecture LSTAT2200.

Bibliography

Mouchart M. et J.-M. Rolin (1981), Enquêtes et Sondages, Série " Recyclage en Statistique ", Vol.5, , Louvain : U.C.L., Comité de Statistique.
Sharon Lohr (1999), Sampling : Design and Analysis, Duxbury Press Rao Poduri S.R.S. (2000), Sampling Methodologies with Applications, London : Chapman and Hall.

Faculty or entity

LSBA