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*** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING *** LSE Summer School in Survey Methods and Analysis 26th July - 13th August 2010 London School of Economics We are pleased to announce the launch of an annual summer school in survey methodology, taught by faculty at the London School of Economics, University of Michigan, and National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). This course develops an understanding of all of the key areas of survey methodology, from data collection to sampling, to questionnaire design and testing, to the analysis of subsequent data. In the first week the course describes the different data collection methods that are used in surveys, focusing on comparisons of major modes (face-to-face, telephone, and mail) and alternative methods of data collection (diaries, administrative records, direct observation, etc.). In the second week we address different aspects of questionnaire design and question testing, providing hands-on experience of designing questionnaires and survey questions. In the final week we consider how to analyse survey data, covering regression and latent variable modelling. The instructors are from the LSE’s Methodology Institute, the University of Michigan’s Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, and National Centre for Social Research’s (NatCen) Questionnaire Development and Testing Hub. The course is aimed at graduate students, early career academic researchers, researchers in the public and private sector, and managers/commissioners of research in the public, private and third sectors. Some background in basic quantitative analysis (such as descriptive statistics, statistical inference and simple linear regression) is helpful and expected, but no further specific knowledge is required. Further details can be found here (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/study/summerSchools/summerSchool/courses/Survey Methods.aspx) or by contacting Jonathan Jackson at [log in to unmask] or tel: 0044 207 9557652. Applications to the Summer School can be made here (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/study/summerSchools/summerSchool/applying/Home.aspx). --------------------------------------------------- Dr Jonathan Jackson Senior Lecturer in Research Methodology Methodology Institute London School of Economics tel +44 (0)20 7955 7652 Houghton Street fax +44 (0)20 7955 7005 London WC2A 2AE, UK e-mail [log in to unmask] Website: http:[log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------- You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.