Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

This specialization covers fundamentals of survey design and use in evaluation research, market research, political research, social science, and official statistics. Six courses will teach you the basics of questionnaire design, data collection, sampling, dealing with missing value, making estimates, combining different sources of data, and analysis of survey data. The final Capstone Project will apply all the skills you have learned during the specialization, analyzing and comparing multiple sources of data. The Michigan Program in Survey Methodology and Joint Program in Survey Methodology are the faculty for this specialisation. This collaboration is between the University of Maryland and Westat Data Collection, which was founded by the National Science Foundation in the U.S. and the Interagency Consortium of Statistical Policy in order to educate the next generation of survey statisticians and survey researchers. We also offer short courses, certificates, master's degrees, and PhD programs.