EH203-7-SL-CO:
Advanced Survey Data Analysis and Survey Experiments
2022/23
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
Colchester Campus
Summer & Long Vacation
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 24 April 2023
Wednesday 04 October 2023
15
03 February 2023
Requisites for this module
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This course will focus on advanced topics in survey design and analysis. Topics covered include different approaches to sampling, the effects of survey mode, and tools for analysing and enriching survey data, including question-wording, measurement and treatment validity, measurement of reported behaviour as well as social network studies. The course will also focus on designing and analysing survey experiments and current debates about the use of varying samples in these experiments. In addition, the course will consider various types of available samples, and the trade-offs in using certain sample types.
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Participants will gain an advanced understanding of best practices for analysing survey data and designing and analysing various types of survey experiments. Participants will also gain hands-on experience in analysing survey data and constructing and analysing survey experiments. Participants can also pose questions about their own ongoing survey research and data projects.
Course Prerequisites
Course participants who want to take part in the hands-on analysis components of the course should have some familiarity with Stata or R. Participants who want to take part in the analysis components should also be comfortable with descriptive statistics and should have at least some familiarity with OLS regression. No additional background readings are required for this course.
Course Outline:
The course will cover the following topics:
Foundations of survey response
Sampling and Weights
Item non-response and other survey response biases
Analytic approaches to survey data
Social network measures in surveys
Moderators and Mediators
Survey experiments: design, analysis and samples
Module information will be made available at https://essexsummerschool.com/.
Please contact essexsummerschoolssda@essex.ac.uk and govpgquery@essex.ac.uk with any queries.
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
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No lecture recording information available for this module.
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