Survey Design

Objectifs

Assessment will be based on three dimensions:

– Active participation in the course
– Presentation of an article
– Presentation of a survey

The final grade is the average of the grades obtained for the article and survey presentations, weighted by active participation in the course.

Plan

Survey design, between statistics and sociology

Sociological work: identifying a problem, a field, a population. Why quantify, how to measure: for which objectives, with which indicators, which categories (definition of household, social categories, types of company, etc.)?
The work of a survey statistician, from sampling to statistical processing
Specificities and similarities of household and business surveys

A collective effort involving numerous professions and partners

The design team
Key players: the interviewers
Comitology: scientific committee, steering and/or monitoring committee, ethics committee, etc.
Institutional players: CNIS, Label Committee, CNIL
External partners, any subcontractors
Data collection management

The questionnaire

The different collection methods
Main risks of bias and measurement errors
Rules for drafting questions
The role of tests

Figures from specific surveys

International comparative surveys (GGS, Pisa…)
Complex surveys: surveys of the homeless, coupled household/business surveys, health and disability surveys, etc.
Panels and longitudinal surveys
Surveys presented in TD

Tutorial

Writing of small question modules
Presentation of articles by groups of 2 or 3 students and collective discussion
Detailed presentation of surveys in groups of 2 or 3 students and group discussion

Prérequis

Not indicated