CRIM 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Likert Scale, Supervised Injection Site, Psilocybin Mushroom
17 Mar 2016
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Oice hr for ta (heather: monday nov 10 12:30-1:30 surrey, monday nov 17 12:30-1:30 surrey. Frequent topics in crime surveys: vicimizaion, self-reports of ofending. Frequency (how oten over a speciic amount of ime) vs. prevalence (how many people out of populaion of interest: percepions & aitudes. Guidelines for asking quesions (1): format: easy to read, unclutered, short items/quesions are best, length/ime to complete, data entry (make it simple so it is easier to record) Don"t use terms that may be interpreted as biased (ex. Poor vs. welfare : use euphemisms (just make sure you are clear ex sleep with vs. sexual intercourse , avoid double-barreled quesions. Don"t put 2 statements into one: pilot test (if possible) Can esimate length of ime, confusing quesions, etc. Use results of pilot test to make changes to real one. Guideline (3): social desirability: respondents try to look good , try to avoid by: To avoid, be clear on things such as anonymity, conideniality etc.
