Data Sets & Variables
Lab 1 & 2
Instructor: Emma Marshall, JD, MA
Today’s Tasks
Lab 1 & 2:
Identifying & Measuring variables
Introduction to final project datasets
Introduction to SPSS & JAMOVI
The Research Process
MUST
define within language/context of
YOUR
research
Look to what others have done
Identifying & Measuring Variables
Qual
itative vs.
Quant
itative
All observations start as
QUAL
ITATIVE
Both are useful and legitimate
Can choose based on topic
OR Combine aspects of both
Qual
itative Variables
Quant
itative Variables
Quant
itative Variables
You
count
discrete data
You
measure
continuous data
Discrete
data
Continuous
data
Practice: Survivor
Quantifying Behavior within the greatest game ever played…
Practice:
Quant
ifying structure
Confessional: is when they sit there and talk to the camera one-on-one
Confessional
count
per episode →
discrete var
Practice:
Quant
ifying quality
IMDB score: user generated ratings of quality
User quality
rating
per episode →
continuous var
Lab 1 & 2 Activities