Survey Design

About the course

This course will cover the skills needed to design questionnaire-based surveys, focussing on the practical application of statistical ideas and methods. The software G*Power will be used to demonstrate the topics covered. This course is aimed at those who need to plan and design questionnaire-based surveys. It is the first day of our two-day Survey Design and Analysis course. The day covers the vital activities of designing a quality survey and obtaining a good sample. It covers the following topics.

• Defining your sample
• Choosing the right sampling methods to obtain a representative sample (e.g. stratified sampling, cluster sampling, multi-stage sampling, …)
• Deciding on the best way to collect your data (e.g. online, face-to-face, postal questionnaire, …)
• Designing questions to get good quality answers
• Deciding on the sample size needed to get estimates that have sufficient accuracy
• Using effect sizes and power to decide the sample size needed for statistical tests
• The software G*Power will be used to demonstrate sample size calculations

See our full range of courses (and options for bespoke courses) here or contact the course organiser, Prof Neil Spencer, at [email protected].

Course fees

This course is currently only available by attending the full two-day Survey Design and Analysis course, but dates can be organised if an organisation have a group of people wanting to take this course. £TBA