This course is part of the Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

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Richard Valliant, Ph.D.

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Survey Data Collection and Analytics SpecializationUniversity of Maryland, College Park

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This course will cover the steps used in weighting sample surveys, including methods for adjusting for nonresponse and using data external to the survey for calibration.  Among the techniques discussed are adjustments using estimated response propensities, poststratification, raking, and general regression estimation.  Alternative techniques for imputing values for missing items will be discussed.  For both weighting and imputation, the capabilities of different statistical software packages will be covered, including R®, Stata®, and SAS®.

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Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

Approx. 17 hours to complete

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Course 5 of 7 in the

Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

Approx. 17 hours to complete

English

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Richard Valliant, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Joint Program in Survey Methodology

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5 Courses

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University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

5 hours to complete

General Steps in Weighting

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 48 min), 7 readings, 7 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction10mQuantities to Estimate8mGoals of Estimation6mStatistical Interpretation of Estimates10mCoverage Problems5mImproving Precision3mEffects of Weighting on SEs2m

7 readings

Class notes + additional reading10mClass notes10mClass Notes10mClass Notes10mClass Notes10mClass Notes10mClass Notes10m

7 practice exercises

Introductory quiz on weights30mQuantities30mGoals30mInterpretation30mCoverage30mImproving precision30mEffects on SEs30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Specific Steps

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 44 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Implementing the Steps

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 64 min), 5 readings, 4 quizzes

6 videos

Software4mBase Weights10mMore on Base Weights13mNonresponse Adjustments13mExamples of Calibration7mSoftware for Poststratification14m

5 readings

Class Notes10mClass Notes + Software10mClass Notes10mClass Notes + Software for propensity classes10mClass Notes + Software for calibration10m

4 practice exercises

Software30mQuiz on base weights30mQuiz on nonresponse adjustments30mQuiz on calibration and poststratification30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Imputing for Missing Items

In most surveys there will be items for which respondents do not provide information, even though the respondent completed enough of the data collection instrument to be considered "complete". If only the cases with all items present are retained when fitting a model, quite a few cases may be excluded from the analysis. Imputing for the missing items avoids dropping the missing cases. We cover methods of doing the imputing and of reflecting the effects of imputations on standard errors in this module.

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 46 min), 5 readings, 5 quizzes

13 minutes to complete

Summary of Course 5

13 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 3 min), 1 reading

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TOP REVIEWS FROM DEALING WITH MISSING DATA

by MMJun 4, 2017

This course quite help to get as much reliable data as possible for any survey.

by SSNov 18, 2017

This course was hard to follow, hard to complete (quizzes), poorly designed and with little useful content. In other words, not worth the money I paid for it!

by ZMAug 19, 2019

interesting material, well taught, lots of short quizzes to enforce understanding.

by HEDec 24, 2017

This is a higher level course. Good for beginners.

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About the Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

This specialization covers the fundamentals of surveys as used in market research, evaluation research, social science and political research, official government statistics, and many other topic domains. In six courses, you will learn the basics of questionnaire design, data collection methods, sampling design, dealing with missing values, making estimates, combining data from different sources, and the analysis of survey data. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills learned throughout the specialization by analyzing and comparing multiple data sources.

Faculty for this specialisation comes from the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology, a collaboration between the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, and the data collection firm Westat, founded by the National Science Foundation and the Interagency Consortium of Statistical Policy in the U.S. to educate the next generation of survey researchers, survey statisticians, and survey methodologists. In addition to this specialization we offer short courses, a summer school, certificates, master degrees as well as PhD programs.

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