2003 Meeting of the SSC, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Activities Sponsored by the Survey Methods Section 89faf300bd41b137b8d5d4f85e2200ae

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Workshop on Survey Methods, June 8, 2003

Panel Surveys

Speaker: Dr. Pierre Lavallée, Statistics Canada

This workshop will allow the participants to understand the basic concepts underlying longitudinal surveys, either for social or economic studies. The participants will briefly look at themes such as the advantages and disadvantages of panels, typical sampling designs, parameters related to the sampling design, longitudinal units, the use of registers and other sampling frames, sample selection, questionnaire design, data collection, non-response and estimation. With this workshop, the participants will have some notions to help them design, conduct and analyse longitudinal surveys.

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Invited Sessions

Invited Session I: Survival Analysis for Complex Surveys

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Special Invited Session: Recent Developments in Small Area Estimation

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Invited Session II: Comparative Research

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Invited Session III: Nonparametric Analysis in Natural Resources Surveys

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Case Study: Neighbourhood Factors and Children: Hierarchical Linear Models and Small Area Statistics

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The data for this study are taken from the synthetic file released for cycle three of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). The data provided represent only a subset of the data available. The provided data represent children aged 4, 5 or 6, living in one of 24 major metropolitan areas. 1016 records are provided. In addition to studying the relationship between child outcomes and determinants, the student will learn about hierarchical methods and small area statistics.