Research Assessment Methods Flashcards
What is Quantitative Research?
Population Estimates, Projections, Shift Share Analysis, Comparing ALternatives, Budgeting, Finance & const analysis. Benefit Analysis.
Types of Data
Discrete set finite values, Continous (range), and Normal Data
Types of Scales
Ordinal, interval, Ratio
Key Terms (Quantitative Research)
Variance - Standard Deviation ( A low SD (close), High SD, Z-score)
Qualitative Research?
field research, Data by field research, interviews, focus group, and photography.
Participation Methods - Delphi Method
rounds of policy thinking to come to a consensus.
Sunshine Laws
Require meetings, Decisions and records of regulators authorities be made available to the public.
What is advocacy planning?
created in 1960 by Paul Davidoff
What is the Ladder of Citizen Participation?
Sherry - Arnstein created - rows of power 1-8. Manipulation - to Citizen control.
Saul Alinsky Organization?
Organizations are formed when an invitation is received from a neighbor or organization that has funding.
Sample
Supset of that population
Random Sample
A randomly selected sample - each member of the population equal chance of being selected - Critical to Validity.
Stratified Sample
Variation of a random sample into mutually exclusive groups.
Types of Population Estimates
Migration and natural increase
Ration/Step Down
Symptomatic Methods (doorbells, power meters, mail boxes etc..)
Pop. Projections
Calculated for future population levels
Forecasts
Are subjective and include projections. The population is projected to decline. Two major employers ( will increase in growth)
Terms for forecast
Cohort survival
Employment driven
Step Down ( Neighborhood 20%)
Mathematic & Graphics
Holding Capacity (study area hold)
Migrations (move in-out)
Natural increase
Shift Share Analysis
Determines what portions of regional economic growth or decline can be attributed to national economic industry and regional factors.
Helps identify industries where the regional economy has competitive advantages over the larger economy.
Location Quotient
The ratio of the proportion of local employment in one sector is the similar proportion in the national economy.
LQ < 1 local employment is less than was expected for a given industry.
LQ-1 suggests that local employment is exactly sufficient
LQ> suggests local employment is greater than expected and it is therefore assumed extra jobs.
