140.640.01
Statistical Methods for Sample Surveys

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Monday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Wednesday, 3:30 - 4:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Saifuddin Ahmed
Contact Name
Saifuddin Ahmed
Contact Email
sahmed@jhsph.edu
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

140.622, former 140.602, or 140.652

Description
Presents construction of sampling frames, area sampling, methods of estimation, stratified sampling, subsampling, and sampling methods for surveys of human populations. Students use STATA or another comparable package to implement designs and analyses of survey data. (380.712 develops additional practical skills in sampling.)
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Design and implement surveys with the following sampling designs: simple random, systematic, stratified, cluster and multistage
  2. Estimate sample size for different sampling designs in order to estimate population level point estimates and testing null hypothesis
  3. Explain and apply intra-class correlation and design-effects (DEFF) for complex surveys
  4. Estimate design weights and adjust for non-response
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 50% Homework
  • 50% Final Project
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Consent Contact
sahmed@jhsph.edu
Jointly Offered With
Population, Family and Reproductive Health