Skip to main content
Menu Study Site Homepage
  • Instructor Resources
  • Student Resources
  • Help
  • Quiz
  • Login

    Access

    • New User?
    • Request new password
    • Create a new account

Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps

by James V. Spickard

Student Resources

  1. Step 1: Develop a Good Research Question
    • Quiz
  2. Step 2: Choose a Logical Structure for Your Research
    • Quiz
  3. Step 3: Identify the Type of Data You Need
    • Quiz
  4. Step 4: Pick a Data Collection Method
    • Quiz
  5. Step 5: Choose Your Data Collection Site
    • Quiz
  6. Step 6: Pick a Data Analysis Method
    • Quiz
  7. Comparing: Economic, Demographic, and Organizational Data
    • Quiz
  8. Surveying: Shallow Opinions, Identities, and Reports of Acts
    • Quiz
  9. Interviewing: Deep Talk to Gather Several Types of Data
    • Quiz
  10. Scales: Looking for Underlying Traits
    • Quiz
  11. Recording Behavior: Acts and Reports of Acts
    • Quiz
  12. Finding Hidden Social Patterns: In Life, Texts, and Popular Culture
    • Quiz
  13. Ethnography: Exploring Cultural and Social Scenes
    • Quiz
  14. Extended Example: Counting the Homeless
    • Quiz
  • Datasets, Codebooks, and Guides

Datasets, Codebooks, and Guides

Please download the datasets, codebooks, and guides to enhance learning and provide more integration with the chapters.

› Aggregate (States) Crime Data 2014 

› Aggregate (States) Education Data 2014 

› Guide for SPSS dataset 'Aggregate  (States) Crime' 

› Guide for SPSS dataset 'Aggregate  (States) Education' 

› Guide for SPSS dataset 'Scales -- California High Schools' 

› Guide for SPSS dataset 'Survey (GSS) Child' 

› Guide for SPSS dataset 'Survey (GSS) Public Spending'

› Scales (California High Schools ) Data  2012-2013 

› Survey (GSS) Child Data 1986-2014

› Survey (GSS) Public Spending Data 1974-2014 

© 2023 Sage Publications Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Terms of Service • Copyright Notice • Privacy PolicyPrivacy Policy

Browser not supported close

You are using a browser version that is no longer supported by this website and could result in a less-than-optimal experience.

To ensure full site functionality, please use an alternative web browser or upgrade your version of Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome

To enhance your experience on our site, SAGE stores cookies on your computer. By continuing you consent to receive cookies. Learn more. Close