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- Overview of Methods |
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- Research Design |
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- Research Instruments |
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- Surveys |
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| - Master Survey Template |
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- Master Survey Template, Long Version |
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| - Master Survey Excel Format, Long Version |
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- Example of Master Survey on Firefighting |
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- Example of Master Survey on the Elderly |
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- Example of Master Survey on Divorce & Children |
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A master survey is a survey which categorizes each survey question or query according to various analytical dimensions |
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| Master surveys may contain any of the following dimensions, or more,
1. question number on the survey 2. the survey questions 3. the research objectives 4. type of question (BAKS) 5. units of analysis (IGOSAs) 6. concepts 7. variables 8. types of variables (ONR) 9. relationships of the variables 10. research objectives definitions 11. concepts definitions 12. variable definitions 13. definitions of the expected relationships of the variables |
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| 2. The master survey should indicate the exact survey questions as used on the general survey |
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| 3. The master survey should indicate which research objective(s) are examined for each question(s) |
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| The ROs should be developed from the formulation of the thesis, conceptualization, & the variables |
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| See Also: Research Objectives |
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| See Also: The Thesis |
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| See Also: Conceptualization |
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| 4. The master survey should indicate the type of question such as background (including demographics), activities, knowledge, & sentiments (including opinions, values, attitudes, feelings, etc.) (BAKS) |
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| See Also: Types of Questions |
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| 5. The master survey should indicate the units of analysis such as individuals, groups, organizations, social artifacts, etc. (IGOSAs) |
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| See Also: Units of Analysis |
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| 6. The master survey should indicate the concepts used in the research, primarily the major concepts, & the the new or unique concepts |
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| See Also: Conceptualization |
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| 7. The master survey should indicate the variables used in the research, including an indication of the independent variables, the dependent variables, other major variables, & any new or unique variables |
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| See Also: Variable (In Intro to Methods) |
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| 8. The master survey should indicate the type of variables including ordinal, nominal, & rank (ONR) | |||||
| 9. The master survey should indicate the expected relationship among the variables | |||||
| The relationship among the variables is essentially which variable is independent to which dependent variable, i.e., which variable causes which other variable | |||||
| 10. The master survey should indicate the full definitions of the research objectives | |||||
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While in many places, short hand references to the ROs is often used, the full definitions of the ROs should be listed on the master survey, along w/ concept, & variable definitions |
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11. The master survey should indicate the full definitions of the concepts, along w/ full definitions of the ROs & variables |
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| 12. The master survey should indicate the full definitions of the variables, along w/ full definitions of the ROs & concepts | |||||
| 13. The master survey should indicate the full definitions of the expected relationships of the variables | |||||
| While in many places, short hand references to the expected relationships of the variables (ERV) is often used, the full definitions of the ERVs should be listed on the master survey, along w/ RO, concept, & variable definitions | |||||
| If the researcher is confidant in there research, they may indicate which relationships are strong, which are weak, which will not exist, & the direction of causality of the relationships, the interaction of the relationships, etc. | |||||
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