JPSM Short Courses

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology offers a variety of short courses. JPSM plans to add short courses to the schedule throughout the coming year. Be sure to bookmark this website so you can review the updated schedule. JPSM offers Fellowships to qualified registrants from groups traditionally under-represented in the field. JPSM Sponsors and Affiliates receive special rates. Please click here to be added to the JPSM notification list.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call JPSM at 800-937-9320 or email jpsmshort@umich.edu. For Economics courses call 301-314-7911 or email course@survey.umd.edu.

Online registration and payment by credit card are required. Credit card payments may be done online either at the moment of registration or post registration using the registrant registration number. Credit card payments are due before the start of the course. Check individual course descriptions for specific deadlines. JPSM online registration uses a secure encrypted connection to protect the confidentiality of your registration data.

Date	Course (Click on course title to view description)	Type	Instructors	Facility/Location	Registration
JPSM Courses
September 12-13, 2013	Small Area Estimation	Introductory	Partha Lahiri	Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center Washington, DC	Register Payment Cancel
September 24-25, 2013	Balancing Data Confidentiality and Data Quality	Citation - Introductory	Lawrence H. Cox	Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center Washington, DC	Register Payment Cancel
October 3-4, 2013	Statistical Analysis with Missing Data	Introductory	Trivellore E. Raghunathan Roderick Little	Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center Washington, DC	Register Payment Cancel
November 4-5, 2013	Creating and Updating Price Indexes: Theory and Practice Registrants should bring a scientific calculator to class.	Introductory	Dennis J. Fixler Richard L. Valliant	The Marriott Inn and Conference Center Hyattsville (Adelphi), MD	Register Payment Cancel
December 11-12, 2013	Introduction to Survey Sampling Registrants should bring a calculator or device that includes a square root function.	Citation - Introductory	Colm O'Muircheataigh James M. Lepkowski	Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center Washington, DC	Register Payment Cancel
January 22-23, 2014	Practical Tools for Sampling and Weighting Survey Samples Book included. Registrants should bring a scientific calculator or a device downloaded with the latest version of R and PracTools.	Introductory	Richard L. Valliant Jill A. Dever	The Marriott Inn and Conference Center Hyattsville (Adelphi), MD	Register Payment Cancel
February 3-4, 2014	Introduction to Survey Estimation	Citation - Introductory	David Morganstein Sunghee Lee	The Marriott Inn and Conference Center Hyattsville (Adelphi), MD	Register Payment Cancel
March, 2014	Writing Questions for Surveys	Citation - Introductory	Nora Cate Schaeffer	To be determined
March, 2014	Designing Mixed-Mode Surveys Book included		Don A. Dillman Jolene D. Smyth Leah Melani Christian	To be determined
April, 2014	Cognitive Interviewing: A Hands-on Approach		Gordon B. Willis	To be determined
May 27-28 2014	Methods for Longitudinal Surveys Book included	Introductory	Peter Lynn	Bureau of Labor Statistics Conference Center Washington, DC	Register Payment Cancel
May, 2014	Using Paradata in a Responsive Design Framework Book included	Introductory	James Wagner Brady T. West	To be determined
To be determined	Introduction to Survey Management	Citation - Introductory	Steven G. Heeringa	To be determined
To be determined	Introduction to the Federal Statistical System		Hermann Habermann Brian A. Harris-Kojetin	To be determined

* LEVELS OF COURSES:

Introductory: The instructor(s) assumes no prior knowledge of the topic.
Intermediate: The instructor(s) assumes that participants have knowledge of basic technical principles of the topic.

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