Choose a current political issue in the news that relates to some aspect of government activity (a court decision, an election, a bill, an international conflict, etc.) and write a paper on the following:
- State the main characteristic of the issue in one sentence.
- Find one example of each of the following types of data about the issue:
- Qualitative (interview, transcript, editorials, blog posting, etc.)
- Quantitative (proportion of justices supporting decision, numbers who voted on one side of issue or polling percentages, vote in legislature, numbers in international community on one side of the issue, etc.)
- Compare and contrast what the two types of data tell you:
- How are they complementary?
- How do their findings conflict or speak to cross-purposes?
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| Components of Social Research | ||
| Analyze Qualitative Data
The article provides guidelines for the critique of qualitative research. |
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| How to Critique a Research Methodology
Identifying and critiquing research methods. |
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| How to Propose a Formal Hypothesis
Provide steps needed to create hypothesis. |
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| How to Write a Hypothesis
Providing instructions on how to write a hypothesis for research. |
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