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This research group builds on a long tradition of work in design and analysis of surveys at Southampton, covering all the stages from specification and sampling, through consent and data collection, to processing (imputation, outlier detection and weighting) and modelling.
The group has strong links to official statistics in the UK and abroad, and has worked with the Office for National Statistics on methodology topics since 1995. It also has a wider role in survey methodology through organisation of networks and training delivery through the National Centre for Research Methods.
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Working out how nations can better take everybody into account
University statistical researchers, led by Professor Paul Smith, have helped nations better estimate their populations. This work to improve censuses has had a big economic and political impact.
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Official statistics needs new methodologies to take advantage of new sources of data and integrate them with surveys.
It is of crucial importance to continue collecting high quality survey data in a changed survey climate for better policy and financial decisions.
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