Q6 Study Guide
Research Methods -- CRJU 3601 -- Study Guide
Surveys (Percentage Above)
Components of a survey
1) Sample selection
2) Question design
3) Survey distribution
Three types of non-respondents:
Issue: non-responses to surveys
Solution:
Examples of questions / template for your designing research
Inter-University Consortium for Politics and Social research (ICPSR)
Indexes and Scales
Individual questions
The collection of items
Index
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Sample Scale: "Political Ideology: Liberal-Conservative”
Scales measure underlying attitudes.
1. Are you in favor of a woman's right to an abortion? Yes No
2. Do you support gun control? Yes No
3. Should firms hire based on affirmative action principles? Yes No
Twenty questions -- proportion of “Yes” answers shows how liberal. Yes to every question is maximum liberal, YES to none of them is maximum conservative.
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