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Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. This session ams to: a) Review the principles of multiple frame sampling; b) Deal with issues arising from the use of multiple frame sampling; and c) Provide lessons from countries examples.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. At the end of this session, the audience will: a) Know the utility of area frame and is able to identify the main types; b) Know the differents steps required to build an area sampling frame and do a pratical exercise; c) Be able to choose between different segment area methodologies taking into account the reality of the countries; d) Know how to avoid the source of non-sampling errors when designing an area frame; and e) Be able to make link between census or administrative data and an area frame.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. The objectives of the presentation are to initiate the audience on the use of GIS and remote sensing tools to build an area frame. It will be based on these tools: Qgis (Design of segments and points and execution of some processing tasks); Open foris collect (design of the land use/cover survey form); Collect earth and google earth pro (remote data collection of the land use/cover survey).
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. At the end of this session, the audience will: a) Be able to know the kind of observation mode that should adopted for their survey; b) Be able to establish the formula of the the estimation of the variable of interest depending whether the sampling unit is a point or a segment; and c) Understand how to avoid non-sampling errors when designing the survey.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. The objectives of the presentation is to inform the audience on: the diversity of countries’ situations and national factors that guided the choice of particular options for building sampling frames for agriculture and using them as master sampling frame (MSF); and the lessons learnt by countries in building and using an MSF.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. At the end of this session, the audience will: a) Be familiar with the recommended steps when developing an MSF; and b) Understand the background information, competencies, time and resources investments required when implementing an MSF.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture.The objectives of this presentation are to: a) Discuss the types of master sampling frames and data sources; b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using an Area frame as an MSF; c) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using an List frame as an MSF; and d) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a Multiple frame as an MSF.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. The objectives of this presentatin are to: a) Present different sampling designs and estimation techniques when the MSF is a list frame; and b) Provide guidelines for the use of auxiliary information to improve the sampling design.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this training material is designed for managers, statisticians, sampling experts, GIS specialists and professional staff from the National Statistical Offices and statistical units of the Ministries of Agriculture. At the end of this session, the audience will: a) Be able to identify the different concepts when designing a survey; b) Know the elements that impact the sampling variability and errors; and c) Understand the particularities of the different probability sampling designs to be considered in deciding which ones are more adapted to the objectives of the survey.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
Abstract: Prepared by the Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS), this material for in-classroom training on the use of CAPI for agricultural surveys targets decision makers, survey managers, questionnaire designers, trainers of field staff and data analysts. At the end of this session, the audience will be able to: Describe role of Designer; Find and register for Designer; Describe role Tester; and Find, download, and install Tester on tablet.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
