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G4SPSSAdvancedAbout 35 min to complete

Complex samples and survey weights

Why multistage survey data cannot be analysed as a simple random sample.

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About 35 minutes to complete

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What this module covers

why multistage survey data cannot be analysed as a simple random sample; sampling weights, strata and primary sampling units, and where to find them in a public dataset; design effect and effective sample size; building a Complex Samples plan file in SPSS; running descriptives, crosstabs and regression under the plan; what changes in the output and why the confidence intervals widen; how to report a weighted analysis.