Write a research paper outlining how racism and race affect society.Research Report Final: Analyzing the Relationship Between Two Variables
Sociological research and data can be used to identify patterns, distributions, and relationships. For this assignment, you will be tasked with writing a report on the relationship between two variables from the General Social Survey. You can choose from a range of topics, including sex/sexuality, race/racism, government/social services, health and well-being, environment, education, religion, work, crime/deviance, and gender.
Guidelines:
Complete Quantitative Research Proposal
Write a research statement using existing research for support. A minimum of three references are required. Research statements should address the following:
What is the problem/issue?
What are the potential causes?
Who is affected and what is at stake?
Why it is worth researching?
What is your research question?
How do you plan to research the topic?
Run Cross-Tabs using SPSS and interpret your findings (ie., what is the relationship between IV and DV)
Write up findings including all appropriate sections of a research report. See and outline of require parts of a research report below.
The major elements of this project include the following:
Abstract- Think of this as a one-paragraph summary of your report. A reader should be able to read this and understand the purpose of your report, the problem being addressed, research methods, and recommendations. (hint: write this last)
Introduction/Statement of the Problem – *use existing research for support
Address all of the following questions:
What is the problem/issue?
What are the potential causes?
Who is affected and what is at stake?
Why it is worth researching?
What is your research question?
How do you plan to research the topic?
Methods – Describe the strategy of data collection, explain why the specific methodology was utilized, and discuss the techniques of data analysis (hint: look at the GSS material provided to you).
Discuss where the data is from and when it was collected
Give the total sample size
Descriiption of the independent and dependent variable (including the level of measurement and an appropriate measure of central tendency). Include frequencies for each of the variables so that you understand their distributions.
Provide descriiptive statistics or tables that would help the reader understand the data and what you are investigating (i.e., describe the frequencies of your variables). If you recorded any of your variables, define the new variables and explain why the grouping was theoretically appropriate.
Specify a hypothesis—describe how you expect these two variables to be related to each other in a causal relationship and why (provide your reasoning for why your independent variable might cause your dependent variable.
Findings – Examine bivariate relationships (run cross tabs)
Determine whether each relationship is significant
Provide the results from the test and provide the technical interpretation.
Provide a substantive interpretation of the test.
Describe caveats to your conclusions, including why you might want to include other variables.
Limitations, Implications, and Recommendations- identify at least one limitation of this projection, one implication for policy, and one recommendation for future research.
References – references should be formatted according to ASA or APA guidelines.
Appendix – SPSS Output
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