- Docente: Fedele Pasquale Greco
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-S/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Statistics, Finance and Insurance (cod. 5901)
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from Sep 16, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the Student will be able to plan sample surveys with basic sampling designs.
Course contents
Inference in finite and infinite populations.
Design based inference.
Simple random sampling with and without replacement. Sample size estimation.
Use of auxiliary information at the design stage:
- stratified sampling;
- unequal probability sampling.
Use of auxiliary information at the estimation stage:
- quotient estimator;
- regression estimator;
- calibration estimator.
Readings/Bibliography
Sharon Lohr, “Sampling: design and analysis”, Pacific Grove, Duxbury press, 1999.
Some additional readings will be indicated during the course.
Teaching methods
Each topic covered in the lectures will be followed by exercises in practical classes.
Assessment methods
Written test and a optional oral examination
Teaching tools
Slides and R scripts available on Virtuale.
Office hours
See the website of Fedele Pasquale Greco