Valuation and Survey Design, 1-week Training Course
Schedule of Topics
- Day 1: Review of Economic Valuation Methods
- Day 2: Survey Design
Introductory Questions
Economic questions – travel cost, willingness to pay
Demographic and sensitive questions
Open ended vs. closed questions
- Day 3a: Survey Design
Sampling protocols
Random samples
Stratified Random Samples
Censuses
Sample Size
- Day 3b: Handling Data
Dummy variables
Intervals
Missing data vs. non-response
Response rates
Entering data
Checking data
- Day 4: Basic Statistics and Regression Methods
What questions can you answer with statistics?
Describe your results
Means and Medians
Ranges and Confidence Intervals
Describe differences in Values
Testing the Difference of Means
Correlations
How do other factors affect values? (A preview for Day 5)
- Day 5: Basic Regression Methods
Practice Analyzing Data, Interpreting Results
Why Do a Regression?
Lining up the data
Dependent, Independent, Endogenous, and Collinear Variables
Running a regression
Interpreting the results