Survey Design and Analysis

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The aim of this course is to present the process of collecting and processing data for the use of official statistics. The role of definitions, methods of obtaining and limitations of collected data will be discussed. We will also discuss the influence of the data used on the results and conclusions of economic analysis.

Plan:

• Surveys of enterprises

• Household surveys

• Data cleaning, reliability of results (sample size, purpose of the survey, purpose of the self-report survey). Rotating panels.

• Sampling techniques

• Survey modes

• Responding process, unit nonresponses, item ninresponses, incentives

• Weighting

• Measurement issues

• Imputations

• Total Survey Error, nonresponse bias

• Question phrasing and framing

• Sensitive issues and difficult populations

• Collected data quality assesment

• Legal bases and good practices of the European Statistical System. Development, production and dissemination of European statistics.

• Surveys conducted by National Statistical Institutes (e.g. LFS, BBGD).

• Surveys conducted by other units (e.g. BZGD, Social Diagnosis, Rapid Monitoring, Eurobarometer, ISSP, ESS)

Willem E. Saris, Irmtraud N. Gallhofer, 2014, Design, Evaluation, and Analysis of Questionnaires for Survey Research, 2nd Edition, Wiley

Alan Buckingham, Peter Saunders, 2004, The Survey Methods Workbook: From Design to Analysis, Wiley

Lior Gideon, 2012, Handbook of Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences, SpringerLink

Paul P. Biemer et al., 2017, Total Survey Error in Practice, Wiley

Caroline Jarrett, Steve Krug, 2021, Surveys That Work: A Practical Guide for Designing and Running Better Surveys, Rosenfeld Media