Example
2: Method of study.
- Now you must select how you want to get the data for your study.
- Here, your have found through your research that data already exists
on these two topics in the "states" section of the GSS.
- You could, however, create your own survey and collect information
at the individual level.
- This decision is important because it dictates who you can generalize
the data to.
- Using the states data only allows you to make generalizations about
the state level. A question that could be used here is "How does
a state's level of education funding relate to the poverty level in
that state?"
- Creating your own survey and distributing it to a representative
sample will allow you to make statements about the individual level.
You could ask the question "How does one's level of education
relate to their income?" for example.
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