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• ATS Pages on Survey Analysis
  • Survey Data Analysis
• General Web Pages on Survey Analysis
  • Estimating the variance of a proportion when the data are clustered. Comparing the variance correction factor and jackknive resampling technique.
  • How complex can complex survey analysis be with SAS? by J. M. Gossett, P. Simpson, J. G. Parker, and W. L. Simon (from Sugi 27)
  • The impact of weights on standard errors by John Hendrickx
  • Comparison of Variance Estimation Software and Methods by Bergdahl, et. al.
  • Pitfalls of Using Standard Statistical Software Packages for Sample Survey Data by Donna J. Brogan in Brogan, D. (1998). Software for sample survey data, misuse of standard packages. In Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, Volume 5 (P. Armitage and T. Colton, Eds.). New York: Wiley, p. 4167-4174
  • Course Notes for Fundamental Sampling Techniques
  • White Papers on Survey Analysis from SySurvey
  • Household Surveys in Developing Countries (final drafts) and new drafts from the United Nations
  • NHANES III Weighting Estimation and Methodology from NIH
  • Household Surveys in Developing Countries from the United Nations
  • Survey Statistician (from the International Association of Survey Statisticians)
  • References on Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys
  • Internet Sites Related to Survey Research
  • Summary of Survey Analysis Software
  • Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, ASA (1978-2000)
• SUDAAN
  • SUDAAN Web Site
    • Technical Assistance, including FAQs, Online Help Manual, Known Bugs, Design Options
    • About SUDAAN, including Procedures, Examples, Articles
  • SUDAAN and Stata Code Examples from the Carolina Population Center
  • Introduction to SAS Callable SUDAAN from Penn State Population Research Institute
  • Strategies to Perform a Design-Based Analysis using Add Health Data by Kim Chantala and Joyce Tabor
  • SUDAAN and Stata code examples from the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill
  • Example SAS and SUDAAN runs using 2000 NHAMCS ED data from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
  • Introduction to SAS Callable SUDAAN from Penn State University
• WesVar
  • WesVar Web Site (including)
    • Free 30 day fully functional trial version
    • Quick steps to WesVar
    • WesVar FAQs
    • Bibliography of Papers on Replication Variance Estimation
    • Analysis of Complex Sample Data using Replication by J. Michael Brick, David Morganstein and Richard Valliant.
    • Discussion list for WestVar -- Subscribe, UnSubscribe
• SAS Survey
  • Example SAS and SUDAAN runs using 2000 NHAMCS ED data from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• Stata Survey
  • Using Stata to Analyze Data from a Sample Survey from the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill
  • SUDAAN and Stata code examples from the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill

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