This course gives you useful knowledge about planning and assessing different types of survey designs. You will learn to explain the advantages and disadvantages of standard sampling designs, how to choose appropriate sampling designs for different selection problems and how to choose suitable estimators depending on the problem and the access toauxiliary information. You will be able to carry out estimation and precision estimation on data from differentsampling designs, with and without auxiliary information and to describe and use common estimation methods for non-response problems, including imputation and calibration. The course treats several different sampling methods and different estimation procedures are discussed.

Special eligibility requirements: 90 ECTS credits in Statistics or equivalent and Swedish upper secondary school course English B or equivalent.
Language: English

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Course information

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Teachers spring 2020

Course coordinator

Per Gösta Andersson

You will find Per Gösta's reception hours in the link above. If you wish to visit Per Gösta outside of his reception hours, you are welcome to e-mail him for an appointment.

Teaching assistant

Edgar Bueno

Information on admission and application procedures for international students is found here!