| Lecturer: | Dr. Andreas Berg E-Mail: anberg@uni-mainz.de |
| ID Number: | 6130 (Lecture), 6135 (Tutorial) |
| Contact Time: | 2 SWS lecture and 2 SWS tutorial |
| Credit Points: | 6 ECTS for master students |
| Time/Place: |
Tue, 17:45 - 19:15 (00 251 HS V) Fri, 16:15 - 17:45 (00 211 HS I) |
| First Session: | Tue, 31.10.2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Assessment: | Term paper |
The course covers the following topics:
- Official statistics: General background
- Registers in official statistics: Business register, dwelling register, register based census
- Surveys in official statistics: Census, microcensus, Sample survey of Income and expenditure, survey of income tax, survey of earnings …
- Methodology sampling 1: Non-random sampling vs random, simple random sampling, quota sampling
- Methodology sampling 2: Stratification, Neyman-Tschuprov, Cluster-sampling, multi-stage sampling, other allocation algorithms
- Estimation techniques: Horwitz-Thompson, GREG, small area estimation
- Variance estimation: Concept of standard error and bias, bootstrapping, available software
Class material and handouts will be downloadable from the e-learning platform ILIAS.