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Workshop 1: Using weights and sample design indicators in Understanding Society – why, when and how?

What: Training Workshop
When: Mon 10 July 2017, 13:00 – 17:00
Where: ISER Building - ESSEXLab, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ

This workshop will explain why sample design and non-response should be taken into account in survey analysis and will demonstrate how to do this in Stata using Understanding Society data.

Course outline:

  • How sample design and non-response can affect survey estimation;
  • How appropriate analysis can correct for these effects;
  • Weight variables and sample design variables on Understanding Society and how to use them;
  • Example analysis of Understanding Society data using Stata.

Course Objectives:

After this course, participants will

  • Have an understanding of the issues involved in analysing data from a survey with a complex sample design and differential non-response;
  • Be familiar with the weight and sample design variables on Understanding Society;
  • Know how to identify the appropriate weight to use for a particular analysis;
  • Know how to use the weight and sample design variables in analysis.
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