Instructor: Duane Meeter meeter@stat.fsu.edu phone: 644-8402

Grader: Han Yu yu@stat.fsu.edu phone: 644-1372

Text: A full set of notes for this course is available from Target Copy, 635 W. Tennessee St.

Objectives: the student will be able to

- illustrate, design, and execute sampling plans;

- estimate unknown parameters and the uncertainty in the estimates;

- critique questionnaire format and sampling procedures;

- compare the advantages of different sampling designs;

- identify a sampling design from a verbal description;

- report the results of a survey in non-technical language, while including technical backup.

Introduction, Review, Examples

Simple random sampling, bias, precision

Stratified sampling, proportional & optimal allocation

Designing your survey and data collection strategies

Ratio and regression estimators

Systematic sampling

Cluster sampling

Two-stage cluster sampling

Estimating population size

Randomized response and estimating callbacks

Some of the more complicated calculations will be done in Minitab, a menu-driven statistical system which is available in computer labs in Carothers, the Union, and Strozier. The student version be ordered from www.e-academy.com/minitab/rental.cfm for $25.99/semester, or $99 forever. A trial copy can be downloaded for a month of use.

On reserve, Strozier: Elementary Survey Sampling, Schaeffer, Mendenhall, Ott (which the notes follow closely) and How to Conduct Your Own Survey, Patricia Salant and Donald Dillman.

Homework 25% A 93%

Midterm 25% A- 90

Final 25% B+ 87

Project 25% B 83 etc.

Original Work: You may advise each other HOW to do homework problems or parts of the project. All interpretations, discussions, writeups, etc. of your results must be your own.