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Monday, October 22, 2018

Research Methods



Group Work
  • Do some research on either designing a survey/questionnaire or conducting an experiment (I'll assign). 
  • Find out what are the most important characteristics of the research design your group is focusing on. 
  • List the steps in conducting research. 
  • Mention things to avoid. 
  • Provide a link to an example of the kind of research your group is working on. 
  • Post all of these things as a comment here. 
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 7:55 AM

    Zoey, Megan, Leah
    1. Control group and treatment group.
    2. if the program is given the out come occurs
    3. avoid specific people you want it to be random
    4.https://www.simplypsychology.org/bobo-doll.html

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  2. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 8:01 AM

    - Non bias results, easy to analyze, familiar to most people, cost effective
    - Steps
    Identify problem, review literature, clarify the problem, clearly define terms/concepts, define the population, develop plan, collect data, analyze data
    - Not doing enough prior research before conducting experiment
    - http://www.iop.harvard.edu/survey-young-americans’-attitude-toward-politics-and-public-service-24th-edition

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  3. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 8:06 AM

    Klaire, Anthony, and Siyue
    If program is given, outcome occurs
    If program is not given then outcome does not occur
    1. Create to similar groups 2. One group gets program, other doesn't 3. Observe difference
    You should always try to have enough people in your study. The goal is to avoid not having enough people because if you don't have enough it will be challenging to express your experiment.
    https://www.nber.org/papers/w11892.pdf

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  4. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 8:07 AM

    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/college-students-stressed-report-suicidal-thoughts-study/story?id=57646236

    1. The research group needs to be current college students.
    2. Send out questionnaires or use other methods discussed in the article . ( telephone survey, interviews, etc. )
    3. Make sure that the survey is anonymous because when dealing with mental health issues some may be reluctant to publicly address it.

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  5. UnknownOctober 22, 2018 at 8:08 AM

    Alaina, Ashley, and Grace
    1. Most Important Characteristics:
    Specific questions
    Group questions that are similar together to make response easier
    2. Steps in conducting research:
    Selecting the sample
    Create questionnaire
    Gather responses
    Analyze data
    Prepare report
    3. Things to avoid:
    Use "I don't know" options for factual responses but not opinion responses.
    Do not be vague when writing questions.
    4. Link to example
    https://www.quibblo.com/survey/aWuYw2c/20-Questions-for-Social-Media-Users

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