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INLS 151
mon, sept 28, 2015
line-up…
• Article analysis – pass out feedback• Status reports (on Wednesday, I promise)
• Background info & statistics– Pew Research– Statista– Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.
• Group work time
Pass out feedback
General comments…
• The term data is plural – can work around this by using “dataset”– These data…– This dataset…
• Appropriate use of vocabulary• Effectively used evaluation criteria from
handout
General comments…
• Be SURE to look at the PDF if available…see example of Siblings + Generalized Trust article– The PDF will include all charts and graphs and look
identical to the printed version (the HTML version may include only text)
General comments…
• Be SURE to look at the PDF if available…see example of Siblings + Generalized Trust article– The PDF will include all charts and graphs and look
identical to the printed version (the HTML version may include only text)
• Be careful when using a word like “prove” – more typical in scholarly work to use a phrase like…”these data suggest…”
General comments…
• Be SURE to look at the PDF if available…see example of Siblings + Generalized Trust article– The PDF will include all charts and graphs and look identical to
the printed version (the HTML version may include only text)• Be careful when using a word like “prove” – more typical
in scholarly work to use a phrase like…”these data suggest…”
• Try to use the active voice (rather than passive)– This study was conducted by two researchers…– Two researchers conducted a study to demonstrate…
General comments…
• Be SURE to look at the PDF if available…see example of Siblings + Generalized Trust article– The PDF will include all charts and graphs and look identical to
the printed version (the HTML version may include only text)• Be careful when using a word like “prove” – more typical
in scholarly work to use a phrase like…”these data suggest…”
• Try to use the active voice (rather than passive)– This study was conducted by two researchers…– Two researchers conducted a study to demonstrate…
Well designed table – helps reader understand the variables by providing the questions, potential responses and the way they interpreted data
SPSS classes in Odum
• Monday, October 5, 9:30 am – 11:00 am– Intro to SPSS
• Tuesday, October 6, 9:30 am – 11:00 am– Work with SPSS syntax
• Wednesday, October 7, 9:30 am – 11:00 am– Basic analytical procedures, working with SPSS graphics
Classes held in Davis room 219free, no registration required
Project: variables + statistics
• Could use only 1 variable (frequency, descriptive – mean, median, mode)
• Could use 2 categorical variables and use contingency tables (crosstabs) + Chi squared
• Could focus on certain responses (select cases) + frequency table
Think about what you WANT to look at and we’ll figure out how…
Statistical SourcesPew Research Center
collect their own data Freehttp://www.pewresearch.org/
Statista collect own data + other sources
Subscription UNC Lib
Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.
based on census data free + subscriptionUNC Lib
Historical Statistics of the U.S.
based on census data free + subscriptionUNC Lib
http://www.pewresearch.org/
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
Pew Research does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Statistia
• Sample search: viral videos• Sample search: Groupon
Resource What you’ll find
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ >> E-Research by Discipline >> Public Issues
CQ Researcher[Congressional Quarterly]
Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist.Quality source for in-depth, analytical reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day
Issues and Controversies on File contains full text articles on current topics of interest, arranged in opposing points of view
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ >> E-Research by Discipline >> Reference
Gale Virtual Reference Library Articles on all subjects from subject encyclopedias, almanacs, etc.
Oxford Reference Online Entries from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in most subject area