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