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Instructor: Dr. Shamindra Nath Roy and Mr. Gurkirat SinghLanguage: English
This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of sample surveys. In the development sector, quantitative surveys are increasingly being used for rapid assessments of public policy at scale. However, such surveys can be a double-edged sword the accuracy of their findings depends on rigor and sophistication throughout the entire process: from selecting an appropriate sampling frame and respondent selection methods to careful monitoring, estimation, and an awareness of the data's limitations.
In this workshop, we will explore the theoretical foundations of effective quantitative surveys and how to implement them in practice. Participants will also gain hands-on experience working with one of India's major sample survey datasets the NSS Household Consumption Expenditure Survey. The workshop aims to guide participants through the entire process of survey analysis, equipping them with the skills to analyze and interpret survey data thoughtfully and responsibly.
Instructor: Dr. Shamindra Nath Roy and Instructor: Mr. Gurkirat Singh
1. What is Sample Survey? Why is it necessary and how it differs from a Census?
2. What we can and cannot comment on the basis of survey data?
3. Life of a survey: from designing to analysis: a. Conceptualization b. Sample Design c. Choosing respondents and listing d. Facepages and Questionnaire i. Coding using kobo e. Sanity Check f. Extraction and Analysis
4. Survey errors: sampling and non-sampling errors
5. Session feedback
1. A brief history of India’s sample survey experiments
2. The NSS HCES survey—what is it and what does it measure?
3. Documentations of NSS
4. How to get data in machine readable format for analysis
5. Some rudimentary analysis using HCES data-linking the questionnaire and the analysis (what can and cannot be done)
6. Estimation from the samples
7. Session feedback
Assistant Professor, IDEAS, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
Shamindra Nath Roy is an Assistant Professor in the IDEAS Program in JGU. He works at the interface of urbanization and public policy. He is a mixed-methods researcher research covers rural-urban transformations, urban local governance, internal migration in India, labor and employment issues, and socio-spatial inequalities in basic services in Delhi. His work is published in Economic and Political Weekly, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, and in a number of book chapters, policy briefs and opinion pieces. Prior to JGU, Shamindra worked as a development professional in the World Resources Institute and Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He has also been a visiting researcher at CESSMA, Université de Paris, and has undertaken research consultancies with the Asian Development Bank, International Labour Organization, and the World Bank. He has also taught as an Adjunct faculty at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi.Shamindra holds an M.Phil and Ph.D in Regional Development with a specialization in geography from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Senior Research Associate, Centre for Policy Research
He is a researcher and public policy practitioner, currently employed at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. His role primarily revolves around understanding performance management in public sector organizations, and addressing challenges surrounding public service delivery in India. He engages closely with state departments and local governments in India to evaluate sub-national welfare programs, including in-kind and direct benefit transfers. Prior to this, he was a consultant at the Department of Information Technology, Government of Telangana. A separate segment of his work also focuses on vehicular pollution and issues concerning sustainable mobility, particularly in urban parts of India. Recently, he co-authored a policy note as part of the ORF-GP series and proposed a framework to integrate informal transport modes like auto rickshaws and e-rickshaws under a unified fare pricing system. His background is in statistics and quantitative methods, with much of his work centered around the extensive use of surveys and administrative datasets. He majored in Economics at the University of Delhi, and was subsequently awarded the Young India Fellowship by Ashoka University, with full tuition support from the HDFC Bank.
1. To get accustomed to the holistic nature of survey, rather than looking at it as a piecemeal exercise
2. Idea about sample designs based upon questions
3. Idea about claims and counterclaims using survey data
4. Idea about NSS HCES data
5. Hands-on experience of working with NSS HCES data
1. Development Practitioners
2. PhD Scholars
3. Early career faculty and researchers
4. Data journalists
5. Anyone else who’s enthusiastic about development issues, surveys and data
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