The Role of the Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians in Training Statisticians Around the Globe

• Activity Number: 437 - Session in Honor of Jim Lepkowski's Retirement
• Type: Invited
• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
• Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
• Author(s): Mahmoud Elkasabi* and Raphael Nishimura
• Companies: ICF and Abt Associates
• Keywords: sampling training ; capacity building

Abstract

The Sampling Program for Survey Statisticians (SPSS) was founded by Leslie Kish in 1961 to train statisticians, especially from developing countries, on survey sampling methods. The SPSS has trained more than 1,000 participants from more than 110 countries. This presentation is to highlight the role of the SPSS in strengthen the sampling-related capacity of survey statisticians from all over the world. We will present results of a survey conducted from a sample of the SPSS participants. The survey explored how the SPSS contributed in their career and life in general.