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Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps

by James V. Spickard

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

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