Fall 2009
This page may be modified from time to time during the semester. Check back regularly
NOTE: The following special types of files are sometimes used on this web page. If you aren't using one of the campus networked machines, you may need to download and install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available for both Windows and Apple machines.
Pdf files. Require Adobe Acrobat. Online Readings Packet with Discussion Questions (ND.Edu Netid is required for access)
Introduction
Online readings for the Introduction
Experimentation
Online readings and discussion questions for experimentation
Lecture Notes on Planning & Conducting Experiments.
Measurement I - Reliability and Validity
Online readings and discussion questions for Measurement I
Measurement II - Questions & Questionnaires; Sensitive Questions
Online readings and discussion questions for Measurement II
Surveys I - Basics of Survey Research; Sampling
Online readings and discussion questions for Surveys I
Exam I Materials
Surveys II - Survey Administration; Alternative types of Surveys
Online readings and discussion questions for Surveys II
Some Useful Links for the 2nd project
For your convenience, I have listed some of the links I think you will find most useful; but feel free to browse around the Census web pages, as there is lots of information and lots of different ways of doing things.
Census 2000 Gateway (Overview of available data, as well as background info on the Census)
American Factfinder 2000 - Geography Lookup (You can type in your address if you want, and get maps of your neighborhood)
State and County Quick Facts (Can also get city info; uses data from multiple sources)
Census 2000 and Census 1990 Data Sets (harder to use than some other links but gives you the most control)
Census 1990 (Info about the 1990 Census)
Racial Residential Segregation (University of Michigan)
Also, the American Community Survey offers more up to date statistics than the Census, but with less geographic detail, e.g. you can get cities but not individual Census tracts. Here is the ACS Home Page. You can access the data via the American Factfinder. If you need help, this brochure shows how to access the ACS data online.
The home page for American Factfinder provides you with links to both the Census and ACS data, as well as some other data sets you might find useful depending on what you are focusing on.
Content Analysis
Online readings and discussion questions for Content Analysis
Observational Research
Online readings and discussion questions for Observational Research
Ethics
Online readings and discussion questions for Ethics
Semester in Review
Online readings and discussion questions for Semester in Review
