L4 - Preparing Data for Analysis

Question 1

Why are you collecting Data

Answer 1

• Answer Questions to satisfy some information need
• Certain datasets provoke certain questions

Question 2

What data do you need

Answer 2

• Depends on the question
  
  • What demographic are you interested in
  • Whats the scale of the sample size
• Is is an open ended question that your asking
• Is the response data based on a scale

Question 3

How are you going to analyse the data?

Answer 3

• What level of measurement is required
  
  • Scale - How much
  • Ordinal - Higher or lower
  • Nominal - How many / how often
• What statistic is relevant
  
  • Frequency, mean, SD, etc

Question 4

What is a Codebook

Answer 4

******A summary description of how the data collected form your study will be represented in an SPSS data file********

• Similar to data dictionary
• Ensured consistent and understandable interpretation of data
• Includes definitions and labels
• Includes numerical codinfg schemes for categorical and qualititive data

Question 5

What is the step by step data analysis process

Answer 5

1. Prepare codebook
2. Set up structure of data file
3. Enter data
4. Screen data file for errors
5. Using statistics, table and graphs
   
   1. To explore relationships
   2. Or to compare groups