SOCB05H3 Lecture Notes - Codebook, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Significance
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The variables should be observable or potentially observable. Continuous statements; hypotheses of the form of greater the x, the greater/ lesser the y" the greater a persons years of education, the lower her/his level of prejudice. Different statements; hypotheses that assert that one variable differs in terms of categories of another variable: people with high education are less prejudiced than people with low education. Should indicate what variable predicts or causes the other. Should also state how changes in one variable are related to changes in another variable. Coding; the process of assigning numeric labels to question response categories after data has been collected. Close-ended questions; assign a number to each of the response categories already laid out in the survey question. Open-ended questions; develop a coding scheme that reduces the number of responses by combining multiple responses under one code, while retaining meaningful distinctions between responses: grouping them into categories would be a very long process.
