Quantitative Data Analysis Project 1. a) My research question is “Does the type of community you grow up in‚ and if your parents make a special effort to expose you to other cultures‚ have an effect on how many friends you have who are gay/lesbian?” b) My dependent variable (DV) is “how many friends do you have who are gay/lesbian”‚ and my two independent variables (IV) are “type of community the respondent grew up in”‚ and “did your parents make a special effort to expose you to other cultures
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Introduction This report will give an overview of the aim behind collecting data‚ types of data collected‚ methods used and how the collection of the data supports the department’s practices. It will also give a brief outlook on the importance of legislation in recording‚ storing and accessing data. Why Organisations Need to Collect Data * To satisfy legal requirement: every few months there is some request from the government sector to gather‚ maintain and reports lots of information back
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Data Collection Methods III Questionnaires A questionnaire is a preformatted written set of questions to which respondents record their answers usually within rather closely defined alternatives. Questionnaires are an efficient data collection mechanism when the researcher knows exactly what is required and how to measure the variables of interest. Questionnaires can be administered personally‚ mailed to the respondents‚ or electronically distributed. Guidelines for Questionnaire Design
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Quantitative Article Critique Summary: Reading Comprehension and Fluency Levels Ranges across Diverse Classrooms: The Need for Differentiated Reading Instruction and Content Summary In view of insufficient current research available on the variance in students’ reading comprehension and fluency levels within the classrooms‚ Firmender‚ Reis‚ and Sweeny (2013) conducted a quantitative research study to review the extremes of students’ understanding in reading and their reading speed and accuracy within
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QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS USING SPSS AN INTRODUCTION FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Pete Greasley Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS Quantitative Data Analysis Using SPSS An Introduction for Health & Social Science Pete Greasley Open University Press McGraw-Hill Education McGraw-Hill House Shoppenhangers Road Maidenhead Berkshire England SL6 2QL email: enquiries@openup.co.uk world wide web: www.openup.co.uk and Two Penn Plaza‚ New York‚ NY 10121-2289‚ USA First published
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Data Collection Methods OBSERVATIONS Observation is a primary method of collecting data by human‚ mechanical‚ electrical or electronics means with direct or indirect contact. As per Langley P‚ “Observations involve looking and listening very carefully. We all watch other people sometimes but we do not usually watch them in order to discover particular information about their behavior. This is what observation in social science involves.” Observation is the main source of information in the
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Discussion Board 1 Research and describe 5 data collection techniques in your own words. Be sure to cite any sources you used in APA format. Answer the following questions: Why is the examination of collected data so important? How are statistics used in the field of criminal justice? There are so many ways to collect data that do not involve the common ways in a direct manner. We as individual people collect and store our memories in a few ways‚ and that is all data as well. Many people use their own
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Data Collection QNT/351 Quantitative Analysis for Business Learning Team Assignment: Data Collection Purpose of Assignment The purpose of the Learning Team assignment is acquaint teams with the research study undertaken‚ purpose of the study‚ research question‚ and so on. The team assignment is to complete the first step in data analysis in the following form: 1. Describe the problem‚ purpose‚ research questions‚ and hypotheses 2. Evaluate of the instrument used for data collection
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Quantitative Research Critique Charles Good‚ RN Nursing Research NUR 418 Thomas Edison State College Abstract The critique of the study on job-related stress and sickness absence among Belgian nurses was conducted on the studies validity and reliability. The study was analyzed and broken down using the methods learned throughout the semester‚ and proved to be reliable and valid. The study was absolutely applicable to the field of nursing and translated well into our society. The methods
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2.2.3 Data Collection Another crucial stage that cannot be ignored is deciding on the type and nature of data that is to be used in the research. Ideally‚ there are three types of data that a researcher can collect using primary research. First‚ the data can be quantitative in nature. This refers to data that is capable of been converted into a numerical value (Kothari 2004). One of the benefits of quantitative data is that its measurement does not require critical reviews‚ making it easy to collect
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