JQR360H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Data Mining, Victim Blaming, Statistical Parameter
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Last class: we discussed the history of the canadian census and reviewed the readings by curtis (1994), Baskerville (200), ruppert (2008) and determined that we need to: use data but with caution, place within the broad social, historical, cultural, economic and political conditions at that time. Identity power relationships and underlying structures that are used to create and reaffirm power: thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out the (cid:272)e(cid:374)sus as (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:862)(cid:373)ade(cid:863) a(cid:374)d not taken, co(cid:374)sider the relatio(cid:374)ship (cid:271)etwee(cid:374) state a(cid:374)d (cid:272)itize(cid:374), (cid:862)dou(cid:271)le ide(cid:374)tifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:863). Quantitative research: general framework, seek to confirm hypotheses about phenomena. Study design is subject to statistical assumptions and conditions. Qualitative research: general framework, seek to explore and identify phenomena, Sampling error: difference between sample statistics and population parameter. Sampling distribution of the mean: (cid:862)distri(cid:271)utio(cid:374) (cid:272)reated (cid:271)y all the (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s of the sa(cid:373)ple(cid:863). If it is ra(cid:374)domly selected, you will get a normal distribution.
