Abstract Sample survey design is a topic usually taught to students undertaking a minor or major in statistics in the latter part of their bachelor’s degree. This article describes an assessment project that fosters active learning and helps to develop a set of essential skills for statistical practice. The project is completed in pairs and submitted in two parts. This allows feedback from the first part to be acted upon for the second part. Ideally, students would gain experience sampling from an actual population. However, the time involved in obtaining approval from the university’s ethics committee may not be feasible for a short course. An alternative is to use an online virtual population such as the Islands, which provides students with an experience in setting up a sampling frame, requesting consent from potential participants, and collecting data. Proficiency in written communication and teamwork are highly valued by employers of statistics graduates. This project encourages collaborative learning in the design of the sample survey, statistical analysis of data collected, and the development of a final written report. It can easily be adapted for first year students and also be extended to suit Honors or Masters level students.

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教学样本调查设计–使用虚拟人口的项目

摘要抽样调查设计是一个通常向学士学位后期学习统计学辅修课程的学生讲授的主题。本文介绍了一个评估项目，该项目可促进积极学习并有助于发展一套用于统计实践的基本技能。该项目是成对完成的，分为两个部分。这允许来自第一部分的反馈作用于第二部分。理想情况下，学生将从实际人口中获得经验抽样。但是，在短期课程中，获得大学道德委员会批准的时间可能不可行。一种替代方法是使用在线虚拟人口（例如离岛），为学生提供建立抽样框架的经验，要求潜在参与者的同意，和收集数据。统计专业毕业生的雇主高度重视书面沟通和团队合作的能力。该项目鼓励在样本调查的设计，收集数据的统计分析以及最终书面报告的开发中进行协作学习。它可以轻松地适合一年级学生，也可以扩展到适合荣誉或硕士水平的学生。