Researchers

Blanka Szeitl

Blanka Szeitl

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Eszter Katona

Eszter Katona

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Research Methodology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Emese Túry-Angyal

Emese Túry-Angyal

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Zita Fellner

Zita Fellner

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Jakab Buda

Jakab Buda

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Survey Methods Room Budapest is a research group at the Department of Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, ELTE. The main profile of SMRB is the methodological investigation of survey data collection and the use of survey analysis methodology to answer empirical social science questions. This includes studies on sampling, weighting, and estimation. We also work with probability and non-probability samples as well as questionnaire experiments. Our projects include the design, evaluation and validation of new data collections and the development of indicators based on survey data relevant to empirical social science.

Junior researchers

Benedek Sarnyai

Benedek Sarnyai

He is a student of the master’s program in Survey Statistics and Data Analysis at ELTE and works as a junior market researcher at Scores Group. In addition to social sciences, he is a prose writer and a member of the Young Writers Association and the Carpathian Basin Talent Association.

Bernadett Nagy

Bernadett Nagy

After completing her BA in Sociology, she is currently a student of the master’s program in Survey Statistics and Data Analysis at ELTE. Within the world of data, she is particularly interested in biostatistics and data visualization. In addition to her studies, sport is an integral part of her life and she conducts group fitness training for ELTE students.

Otília Biszák

Otília Biszák

After graduating in Sociology, she is a student of the master's program in Survey Statistics and Data Analysis at ELTE. The vocational college activity plays a prominent role in her social and professional work. Her goal is to bring the relevant elements of data analysis and survey methodology into the civil sphere.

Interns

Anna Kovács

Anna Kovács

She is a third-year student of the Bachelor of Sociology at ELTE. She is interested in learning new things, especially in data visualisation and market research. Besides her studies, she is involved in organising various events, such as a film club.

Rebeka Tóth

Rebeka Tóth

She is currently in her second year of her bachelor's degree in Sociology at ELTE. She is particularly interested in the world of data and the different methods of analysis and would like to continue her studies in survey statistics and data analytics.

Sára Faragó

Sára Faragó

She is a sociology undergraduate student and wants to focus on data-driven solutions. She is a former student of the College of Social Theory and is also interested in different programming languages, such as Python.

Earlier contributors

Hanka Lajos

Hanka Lajos

Hanka participated in the research group from spring to December 2023. She primarily dealt with the method and estimation procedures of respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Based on the data of an experimental research, she examined the operation of the method, the structure of the chains formed by the respondents, the estimation methods and the conditions to be fulfilled for the appropriate estimations. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Mathematics, and participated in the research group in addition to her master's studies in Survey Statistics and Data Analytics.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhi

Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhi

Nhi participated in the research project "Public opinion research methods in a new technological and social environment II." from April 2023 to January 2024. Her main tasks included data collection, reviewing the ESOMAR report and creating data visualisations in Excel and Tableau. She is a Sociology undergraduate student specialising in data-driven social sciences. She is very interested in working with data.

Tamás Mákos

Tamás Mákos

Tamás primarily investigated survey nonresponse cases using graph embedding techniques, based on linked environmental information (data mining). After graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce and Marketing, he spent 8 years in the industry, mainly in marketing technology and data analysis. He is currently studying for a master's degree in Survey Statistics and Data Analytics at ELTE. He is particularly interested in programming and network science.