This is an introductory course on the design and analysis of sample surveys. The course is intended for students from various disciplines. The course needs knowledge about elementary statistics and linear algebra. The course emphasizes on the practical aspects of survey problems. It covers all the classical sampling designs and estimation procedure. It contains illustrations on how the theory is applied in practice. In each instance, a practical example is worked out in complete details. The exercises to be worked by the students. The course will cover the following topics: Basic concept of sampling; Simple Random Sampling; Stratified random sampling; Ratio and Regression estimator; Systematic sampling; Cluster sampling; Two-stage cluster sampling.
- Teacher: M ISLAM