Basic Data Collection
· Importance of data collection in the study of statistics
· Concept of primary and secondary data.
· Concept of quantitative and qualitative data
· Censuses, population registration, civil registration etc.
Introduction to Survey Research
· Definition
· History
· Polls
· Planning and execution of sample surveys/census
· Writing a Research Proposal
Methods of Data Collection
· Direct Investigation
· Indirect Investigation
· Data collection in developing countries
Conceptualization, Operationalization and Measurement
· Conceptualization
· Operationalisation
· Criteria of Measurement Quality
· Index, Scales and Typologies
Questionnaire Design
· Designing effective questionnaires
· Developing survey questions
· Administering the questionnaire
Sampling Theory & Sampling Methods
· Concepts of basic terms of population, sample frame, unit of analysis, reliability and validity, principal information and auxiliary information etc.
· Sampling with/without replacement
· Types of sampling methods
· Sampling rare populations
· Determining sample size
Ethics
Writing the Report
