Ratio and Regression Estimation and Stratified Sampling

Weeks 5 and 6: February 13 through 22

MATH 418/518 ~ Sampling Survey Theory & Application ~ Spring 2007

Class meeting schedule and topics

Tuesday, February 13 ~	Ratio estimation
Thursday, February 15 ~	Regression estimation
Tuesday, February 20 ~	Stratified sampling
Thursday, February 22 ~	More stratified sampling
Tuesday, February 27 ~	Cluster Sampling with Equal Probabilities

Homework Assignments

7. Due Tuesday, February 13

   Required work

   • Read Section 3.1 on "Ratio Estimation"

   Optional work

   • Open ended media assignment

8. Due Thursday, February 15

   Required work

   • Read Sections 3.2 on "Regression Estimation" and 3.3 on "Estimation in Domains"

   Optional work

   • Open ended media assignment

9. Due Tuesday, February 20

   Required work

   • Read Sections 4.1 and 4.2 on Stratified Sampling
   • Chapter 3 Exercises 1, 4, and (any one of 5, 6, and 7) on pages 89 and 90

   Optional work

   • Chapter 3 Exercises 2, 3, and 5 through 10 on pages 89 and 90
   • Open ended media assignment

10. Due Thursday, February 22

    Required work

    • Read Section 4.3 on "Sampling Weights"

    Optional work

    • Open ended media assignment

11. Due Tuesday, February 27

    Required work

    • Read Sections 4.4 on "Allocating Observations to Strata" and 4.5 on "Defining Strata"
    • Chapter 4 Exercises 3 and 4 on pages 119 and 120

    Optional work

    • Chapter 4 Exercises 1, 2, and 5 on pages 119 through 121
    • Open ended media assignment