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Stats Training Materials – Sampling & Surveys

July 17, 2019 By Nigel

The core expertise that Statisticians offer to the world is drawing conclusions from small samples.  Therefore, knowing how to design surveys, estimate the right sample size, decide on the right way to ask the question or measure a property are all essential skills for any statistical thinker.  The skills you need to be competent in Sampling & Surveys are best captured by my Survey Wheel.

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Filed Under: Stats Training Tagged With: data quality, Measurement Error, Opinion Polls, Polling, Sample size, Sampling, Segmentation, Surveys

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