Statistics (STAT)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science
STAT 4502 [0.5 credit]
Survey Sampling (Honours)
Basic concepts in sampling from finite populations; simple random sampling; stratified sampling; choice of sampling unit; cluster and systematic sampling; introduction to multistage sampling; ratio estimation; sampling with unequal probabilities and with replacement; replicated sampling; related topics.
Prerequisites: i)
STAT 2559 or
STAT 2509; and ii) either
STAT 3559, or a grade of C
+ or better in
STAT 3509; or permission of the School.
Lectures three hours a week.