CRCJ 3002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nonprobability Sampling

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 3002
• Professor: Madalena Santos

Document Summary

Abstract: provides a first impression of your writing so reader can decide whether to continue reading your work or not, and if so, guides the reader in what will follow. What do your findings mean: dos and don"ts of abstract writing accessible and concise repeating language/ phrases from title clich or heavy rhetoric. Introduction: sets out the research topic succinctly, tells reader why you are interested in the topic, briefly states what the research question/problem is and what theoretical and methodological approach you use to explore this question/problem. Statement of purpose: provides a more detailed discussion of the information presented in your introduction. Does the research seek to understand social processes or social structures the paper and/or to. Data/field of study: qualitative research is often based on or includes non-probability sampling. Considers: the access process, how data were collected and recorded, who collected the data, when the data was collected, how the research was explained to respondents/participants.