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Surveys and Analysis of Qualitative Data ( forår 2008 - 5 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

  • Uddannelsessprog: (se under Undervisnings- og arbejdsform)
  • Niveau: Elective course in the fourth semester of the BSc Economics and Management program and elective course in the Business Administration major program
  • Semester/kvarter: Every Spring
  • Timer per uge: 4 lectures and 2 exercises in 7 weeks for the last part of the semester
  • Deltagerbegrænsning: None
  • Undervisningssted: Århus
  • Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
  • Udbud ID: 10909

Formål

The objectives are that the participants can

 

·         apply survey sampling techniques

·         describe sources of errors in survey sampling

·         analyze estimators of means and ratios

·         derive statistical properties of stratification and cluster sampling

·         apply tests for statistical relationships between discrete random variables

·         analyze discrete choice using logit and probit models

 

 

Indhold

The course consists of two parts. The first part concerns survey sampling. This includes how to implement a sample survey and sampling methods. The second part concerns analysis of qualitative data. This includes estimation and testing if there is a relationship between two or more variables.

 

COURSE SUBJECT AREAS: The subjects are

 

·         Sample survey

o        Implementation

o        Simple random sampling

o        Ratio estimators

o        Stratification and clusters

·         Analysis of qualitative data

o        Tests for relationships in contingency tables

o        Log-linear models

o        Discrete choice models (logit and probit)

 

Faglige forudsætninger

Statistics (3 rd semester) for BSc Economics and Management or Applied Statistics for the Business Adminstration major program

 

Underviser

Viggo Høst and Chiara Orsini

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

The lectures will present the main points of survey sampling and discuss sources of errors. Properties of estimators will be derived. To give the participants insights into the practical work with survey sampling, one or two practitioners will be invited to describe how they conduct a survey. The exercises consist of problem solving.

 

Litteratur

Literature for the different parts:

 

·         Barnett, Vic, 2002: Sample Survey. Principles and Methods. Arnold, Hodder Headline Group, London . (app. 220 pages)

·         Heij, De Boer, Franses, Kloek, Van Dijk, 2004: Econometric Methods with Applications in Business and Economics. Oxford University Press Inc., New York . Chapter 6.1 and 6.2. (app. 45 pages)

·         Berry and Lindgren (1996): Statistics. Wadsworth Publishing Company. Chapters 13.1-2 and 13.5-7.

·         Notes and exercises

 

In total max 330 pages.

Bedømmelse

For BSc students a 4-hour written exam together with the course Regression Analysis. For Business Administration students a 2-hour written examination.

 

EXAMINATION AIDS ALLOWED: All except for any kind of electronic communications equipment including PCs