SOCIOL 5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Standard Deviation, Empirical Relationship, Central Tendency
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Techniques by which researchers convert data to numerical forms and subject them to statistical analyses. Quantification: process of converting data to numerical format (involves converting social science data into a machine-readable form-a form that can be read and manipulated by computers and similar machines used in quantitative analysis. Numerical representations to such variables as religious affiliation, political party, and region of the country. Variable occupation has many preestablished coding schemes. First begin with relatively well-developed coding scheme. Ex. code researcher might code occupation in terms of their relationship to the defense establishment. Or use existing coding scheme because it allows you to compare your findings with those of previous research. Second: generate codes from your data, as discussed in ch. 13. Ex. ask students in self-admin campus to state what they believe is the biggest problem facing their college today (tuition, book costs, poor food, etc. ) Do responses fit in a category (tuition with financial problems)
