Introduction to Survey Research

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The module introduces students to the full range of methodological issues arising in sample survey research and provides students with an understanding of the place of different methods in the survey process. The syllabus includes: the role and aims of surveys in Official Statistics; overview of research methods, survey process and sources and reduction of survey error; introduction to survey sampling; types of survey designs (business and social surveys, longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys); data collection modes and instruments; role and tast of interviewers and respondents, non-respondents and classifications; ethics and confidentiality; coding and classification; survey harmonisation.