Though the workshop will not go into mathematical details and proofs, it will provide some reasoning and intuition behind the key formulas used in survey sampling. It will also look at various examples using the statistical software SAS (free to students, faculty and staff at the University of Waterloo). In addition to illustrating basic data analysis techniques, those examples aim to provide guidance on some of the pitfalls of analyzing survey data. Part 3 is a practical hands-on opportunity for participants to conduct basic data analysis using SAS on their own laptop. Participants are not expected to know about survey sampling, but should have some knowledge of basic statistical concepts (ideally have taken at least one course in statistics).
This two-days workshop will be held at M3 3127. Registration is free for all members of the university.
Our speaker: Christian Boudreau
Dr. Christian Boudreau is a Research Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo. He is also the Senior Methodologist of the Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit.
Our speaker: Gradon Nicholls
Gradon Nicholls is a second year Ph.D student at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo. He is currently a research assistant at the Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit.