View Specification DocumentSurvey Sampling (Bologna) STATS4071
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Credits: 12
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
The course provides the basic theory of survey sampling.
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Timetable
Timetable information is available from the University of Bologna.
http://corsi.unibo.it/1Cycle/StatisticalSciences/Pages/course-timetable.aspx?CodiceCorso=8873&Indirizzo=A32&AnnoCorso=2
Requirements of Entry
This course is only available to students on the Double Degree programme in Statistics with the University of Bologna.
Excluded Courses
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Co-requisites
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Assessment
End-of-course examination, carried out in accordance with the assessment procedures and regulations of the University of Bologna.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims
■ to establish a solid understanding of the basic theory of survey sampling, with a focus on simple, stratified and probability sampling; and
■ to train students in deriving estimates and their standard errors for different sampling schemes.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of the course students will be able to:
■ employ simple, stratified and probability sampling;
■ derive the estimators and associated standard errors of population in the different sampling strategies;
■ perform correct estimation by the ratio principle;
■ explain the difference between observational and experimental studies.