Sampling Theory (ΣΕΕ8)

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General

School	School of Science
Academic Unit	Department of Mathematics
Level of Studies	Graduate
Course Code	ΣΣΕ8
Semester	2
Course Title	Sampling Theory
Independent Teaching Activities	Lectures-Laboratory (Weekly Teaching Hours: 3, Credits: 7.5)
Course Type	Specialized general knowledge
Prerequisite Courses	-
Language of Instruction and Examinations	Greek
Is the Course Offered to Erasmus Students	Yes (in English)
Course Website (URL)	See eCourse, the Learning Management System maintained by the University of Ioannina.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Students completing this course should be able to: Basic methods of selecting a sample from a finite population. Application of basic methods of selecting a sample from a finite population. Select the most appropriate one sampling scheme from several alternatives. Compute estimators, standard errors and confidence intervals and to conduct the appropriate statistical analysis based on the sampling scheme used. Separate the sampling and non-sampling errors and ways of minimizing them. Elements of research methodology. Questionnaires.

General Competences

Working independently Decision-making Production of free, creative and inductive thinking Criticism and self-criticism

Syllabus

Sampling and non sampling errors, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling, cluster sampling, ratio estimators, determination of optimal sample size, bias in sampling theory. Some elements of missing data and basic methods of imputation.

Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery	Classroom (face-to-face)
Use of Information and Communications Technology	Use of ICT in communication with students
Teaching Methods	Activity Semester Workload Lectures 39 Working independently 78 Exercises-Homework 70.5 Course total 187.5
Student Performance Evaluation	Final written exam in Greek (in case of Erasmus students in English).

Attached Bibliography

• Cochran, W.G. (1977). Sampling Techniques. Wiley.
• Δαμιανού, Χ. (2007). Μεθοδολογία Δειγματοληψίας, Τεχνικές και Εφαρμογές. Εκδόσεις Σοφία. (in Greek)
• Fuller, W. A. (2009). Sampling Statistics. Wiley.
• Lohr, S. L. (2010). Sampling: Design and Analysis. 2nd Edition. Brooks/Cole.
• Thompson, S. K. (2012). Sampling. Wiley.
• Παπαγεωργίου, Ι. (2015). Θεωρία Δειγματοληψίας. Ελληνικά Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα, ΣΕΑΒ 2015, www.kallipos.gr. (in Greek)
• Φαρμάκης Ν. (2015) Δειγματοληψία και Εφαρμογές. Ελληνικά Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα, ΣΕΑΒ 2015, www.kallipos.gr. (in Greek).
• Χριστοφίδης, Τ. Δειγματοληψία (Πρόχειρες Σημειώσεις). Παν/μιο Κύπρου. (in Greek).