David Steel

Affiliation: Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology, University of Wollongong

URL: http:/­/­cssm.uow.edu.au/­

Biography: Professor David Steel is Director of the Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology at the University of Wollongong. He leads a research team focusing on survey methodology, sample survey design and analysis methods for complex social and economic data. Ten major grants have supported this research since 1995. He has extensive experience in developing sample design and estimation procedures for a wide range of sample surveys through his 17 years experience with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, prior to joining the University of Wollongong (UoW) in 1992. Prof Steel is an accredited statistician with the Statistical Society of Australia. He has undertaken survey design projects with a number of national and international agencies. Prof Steel has active links with industry, which includes projects with ABS and Statistics New Zealand, UK Office for National Statistics, NSW Health and NZ Ministry of Health on methodological issues associated with their survey programme. He is a member of the ABS’s Methodological Advisory Committee. He has a Bachelor (Hons), Masters and PhD degrees in Statistics.

Seminars given by David Steel


Analysis of Household Surveys using Detailed Household Information

Speaker: David Steel (Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology, University of Wollongong)

Time: Friday 24/06/2011 from 14:00 to 15:00

Venue: Access Grid UWS. Presented from Parramatta (EB.1.32), accessible from Campbelltown (26.1.50) and Penrith (Y239).

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