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Robsmss |
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Feb 3 2010, 11:38 AM EST
Hey guys, I've been thinking about how we could start this survey off.... How about a question like "How long have you lived in the area?"Its informal enough and not too invasive and depending on their answer we can go down different routes. Like if they say they been there for donkey's years we can persue the whole "how well protected do you feel the area is against flooding" etc, but if they've only recently moved in then we can ask things like "were you aware of the possibility/extent of flooding in the area?" or "did the possibility of flooding detract fromo your decision to move here in any way?" etc? 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
ricardoo3 |
1. RE: Survey
Feb 3 2010, 1:38 PM EST
Could be good as there is no point asking people about things they were not around to witness. I think we basically have the same set of questions but have it set out so that if they answer yes to something it takes you to a different questions a bit like the bloody forms you would fill out for a passport or something. I will be in tomorrow all day so catch up with you then. Someone mentioned a 15 minute time frame but this is far to long. Remeber it is cold and people will stand at their door and worry about the heat getting out. I would say 3-4 minutes would be plenty of time to ask 15 questions say on scales of 1 to 10 or disagree don't etc. We could also compliment our work with some interviews as mentioned in the reply I wrote to Danny on the GIS page. I could organise it easily enough with say someone who rents, a long-term resident and a post 2002 buyer.
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Robsmss |
2. RE: Survey
Feb 3 2010, 2:36 PM EST
Sounds like a plan man, and I agree totally about the timeframe, especially given that we'll probably be doing a lot of survey-interviewy thingies
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Robsmss |
3. RE: Survey
Feb 8 2010, 11:01 AM EST
So I've been thinking about the format of the survey we should should take. I was talking to Rich about this there last week but essentially we think asking people for 15 minutes f their time is realstically too long. Especially given that its still pretty damn cold and these will mainly be survey's done on doorsteps..... Afterall, who'd let a bunch of students into their house? :) So preferably do mostly the "on a scale of 1-10" type of survey, thinking we'll come up with 15-20 questions. The idea resting on the first Q which should ask something along the lines on how long they've been living in the area (for ratioanle for this see above). Their answer here will determine which out of two sets of questions we should ask them? I think seeing as we're hoping to cover two housing estates with this we should aim for about 30 questionaires per estate. This may not seem like a lot given that Rich's estate alone has about 350 houses but its a combination of feasibility and making use of the stuff we've been taught. Also regarding the estate that Rich doesn't live in, getting answers out of these guys could be a bit of a logistical problem given that the ast majority of them are working we won't really be able to get to them during the week, and seeing as nearly all of us haev weekend jobs that rules that out.... Food for thought.... We could use some of the inferential statistical techniques we learned about last semester in combination with the survey answers. This should give us a fair bit to talk about in the actual text regarding methodology. Do you find this valuable? |
paul.alexander |
4. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 9:45 AM EST
"We could use some of the inferential statistical techniques we learned about last semester in combination with the survey answers.I would be far more comfortable using Quantative data given the nature of the study and my field, however if we are going down the Qualitative route as suggested then that does ease some pressure: the qualitative route investigates the why and how of decision making and vulnerability, rather than the what, where, when. Therefore smaller but focused samples are more often needed, rather than large samples. So I totally agree Rob, inferential data collection seems to be the way forward. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Robsmss |
5. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 10:25 AM EST
Inferential statistical methods are quantitative man.... The survey itself is qualitative but the maths part afterwards is quantitative..... You should know this man, you're a Climatologist!!!! :)
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paul.alexander |
6. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 10:39 AM EST
"Inferential statistical methods are quantitative man.... The survey itself is qualitative but the maths part afterwards is quantitative..... You should know this man, you're a Climatologist!!!! :)"Methods used are to make inferences from the sample to the whole population to test the results for statistical significance. I am refereing to data collection "inferential data collection", heres some ways of going about it: 1. Descriptive: Descriptive observational variables require no inference making on the part of the researcher. You see something and write it down. 2. Inferential Data Collection: Inferential observational variables require the researcher to make inferences about what is observed and the underlying emotion. For example, you may observe a girl banging on her keyboard. From this observation you may assume (correctly) that she is frustrated with the computer. 3. Evaluative: Evaluative observational variables require the researcher to make an inference and a judgment from the behavior. For example, you may question whether computers and humans have a positive relationship. "Positive" is an evaluative judgment. You observe the girl banging on her keyboard and conclude that humans and computers do not have a positive relationship (you know you must replicate these findings!). I know this because I am Climatologist. Do you find this valuable? |
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ricardoo3 |
7. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 10:55 AM EST
'I know this because I am Climatologist' and you searched the internet ! http://www.google.ie/search?www.socialresearchmethods.net/tutorial/Brown/lauratp.htm1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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paul.alexander |
9. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 11:22 AM EST
That link doesn't lead to a website,but if it did that would merely prove my point: this is common enough stuff like. Do you find this valuable? |
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michellekilleen |
10. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 11:31 AM EST
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/survey-questionnaire.htmlhttp://www.accesscable.net/~infopoll/tips.htm http://www.surveysystem.com/sdesign.htm theres jus 3 web pages that give info on quests Do you find this valuable? |
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clairetreacy |
11. RE: Survey
Feb 15 2010, 12:23 PM EST
maybe you guys should get out some of the books on qualitative research for dissertations in the library
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