Data Collection and Analysis for Proposal
Lesson 4 Project Research/Preparation
Instructions:
You will continue working on your final research proposal.
For this week, you will be submitting the following elements: data collection methods, analysis, and references.
Data Collection Methods
1 pages
Answer every question under “Data Collection Methods” in the
“Research Proposal” section in Chapter 1. Think about what you learned
this week about field research and interviewing as you write this
section.
Data Collection Methods
How
will you actually collect the data for your study? Will you observe
behavior directly or conduct a survey? Will you undertake field
research, or will you focus on the reanalysis of data already collected
by others? Criminal justice research often includes more than one such
method.
Analysis
1 pages
Answer every question under “Analysis” in the “Research Proposal” section in Chapter 1.
Analysis
Briefly
describe the kind of analysis you plan to conduct. Spell out the
purpose and logic of your analysis. Are you interested in precise
description? Do you intend to explain why things are the way they are?
Will you analyze the impact of a new program? What possible explanatory
variables will your analysis consider, and how will you know whether
you’ve explained the program impact adequately?
