Assignment 1 Research Guidelines Complete

Assignment 1 Research Guidelinescomplete The Following Assignment By

Complete the following assignment by filling in all pertinent areas of research. You will need to utilize SPSS and the GSS dataset for this assignment. You should complete this assignment using the variables and topic that you have chosen for your Final Portfolio Project. You will then be able to follow this as a guide as well as a check-point with your instructor. It is essential that you read through all of the feedback regardless of your score.

You will be required to submit: 1. This word document with blanks filled and SPSS outputs inserted. Throughout the assignment you will see places where your tables, charts, and graphs can be placed. 2. An SPSS output file (spv) with this assignment for credit.

You may need to go back through the document to address formatting issues that may shift as you begin to input your data. Points will be deducted for sloppiness. Please treat this as a professional outline used for a proposal. Use a different, but legible, color font for your responses. This assignment is to be completed and submitted no later than the Sunday of week 3 by 11:55pm ET. This assignment is worth 60 points. Save the word file as follows [your last name_SOCI332_A1] and submit it to the dropbox for feedback. Label the SPV file as [your last name_SOCI332_A1output]

Paper For Above instruction

(A) My Purpose (research question)

My research question is: _______________________________________________________. I chose this topic because ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(B) All About GSS 2016 data

  1. Who are the participants? _______________________________________________
  2. What population does the sample represent? ___________________________________
  3. Who is funding the research? ____________________________________________
  4. When was the data collected? ___________________________________________
  5. How was the data collected? ____________________________________________

(C) Variables

Identify one dependent variable (DV) and one or two independent variables (IV). For each IV and the DV, provide the variable name in SPSS, the exact question asked (verbatim), answer categories, and level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio).

Example:

IV Variable name in SPSS: _____________________________________

IV Question (verbatim): ___________________________________________

IV Answer categories: _________________________________________

IV Level of Measurement: _____________________

My DV: _____________________________________

DV variable name in SPSS: _____________________________________

DV Question (verbatim): ___________________________________________

DV Answer categories: _________________________________________

DV Level of Measurement: _____________________

(D) Frequency Tables

Run frequencies for each variable. Summarize the findings in a paragraph, citing numbers from the tables. Include the tables in the document.

(E) Graphs and Charts

Run appropriate visualizations for each variable. Summarize briefly, citing chart data. Include the charts with titles and labels.

(F) Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

Run and interpret these measures for each variable. Discuss which are appropriate for each variable type and what they reveal about the variables.

(G) Recoding

Recode one variable (e.g., turning an interval into an ordinal or reducing categories). Provide SPSS syntax, original frequency table, recoded frequency table, and SPSS output. Include the SPSS output file (spv).

References

  • Brady, H. E., & Mikenberg, R. (2010). Social research methods. Oxford University Press.
  • GSS Data Explorer. (2016). National Science Foundation. https://gss.norc.org
  • Hair, J. F., Black, W. C., Babin, B. J., & Anderson, R. E. (2019). Multivariate data analysis (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.
  • Krosnick, J. A. (2011). Response scales and the measurement of attitudes. In R. E. Petty, R. H. Fazio, & P. Brinol (Eds.), Attitudes: Insights from the new cognitive sciences. Routledge.
  • Little, R. J. A., & Rubin, D. B. (2014). Statistical analysis with missing data. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Moore, D. S., McCabe, G. P., & Craig, B. A. (2019). Introduction to the practice of statistics (9th ed.). W. H. Freeman.
  • Plain, T., & Williams, K. (2012). Using SPSS for social statistics and research methods. Routledge.
  • Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2019). Using multivariate statistics (7th ed.). Pearson.
  • Wainer, H. (2013). Visual literacy: The importance of data visualization. Statistical Science, 28(2), 212-225.
  • Yarber, W. L., & Sadker, D. M. (2017). Research methods: For the behavioral sciences. Routledge.

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