“No one can make you feel inferior without your
consent.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
PAF 101Module 2, Lecture
7
Class Agenda
•Announcements•Exercise 2.5 Clarification• Introduction to Chapter 4 •Designing a Survey•Competition Workshop Topic•Assignment for Next Class
Community Service •Perspective Community Service Email due Friday 10/16
•Email Juliette Crellin with any questions• [email protected]
Note: It is NOT okay to miss class to do Community Service! You will LOSE 5 points.
Exercise 2.5 Clarification
• If 2010 Census data is available, use that on your exercise.
•Only use 2014 estimates if 2010 data is NOT available.
Competition Points
As of
10/2/2015
WinnersWinners
Losers
Group # Points
14 14
2 8
12 8
17 6
1 5
11 5
5 4
8 4
15 4
18 4
3 3
4 3
9 3
6 2
10 2
7 1
13 1
16 0
Finding and Serving ClientsMust be a PlayerLook at Triangle
Players
Public
Policy
Societal
Problems
Chapter 4 Exercises
Take out your copy of the exercises and follow along
The Chancellor Wants to Know if dog Doo Doo is a problem on the QUAD
CENSORED
EX. 4.1A Key Concepts of Sampling• Target Population:• The total specifically defined set of people about whom you want to gather information.
• Sampling Frame:• A subset of the population to be surveyed
• Sample—those who respond •Random:• Each member of the target population has an equal chance of being in the sample• Use the Maxwell Manual!
EX. 4.1B Player Answers•Player MUST BE real•Answers can be real or hypothetical• Include the APA citation for “personal communication” whether real or hypothetical •Watch out for attitudinal vs. factual
EX. 4.2 Methods of Contact
Phone
Face-to-Face
Mail or Email
CoplinCoplin
EX. 4.2B Is Your Sample Good?
Number
Percent(%)
Number Percent (%)
Lower Division
1800 53 183 54
Upper Division
1600 47 155 46
Total 3400 100 338 100
Target Population Sample
EX. 4.3 Estimating Sample SizeRequired contacts = Desired sample size
Expected response rate
For example, if you desire a sample size of 250, and you expect a response rate of 40%, the following formula shows that you would need to contact 625 individuals:
625 = 250 .40 Maxwell Manual pg. 37-38
Explaining Confidence Interval
Sample Size
95% Confidence
Interval30 +/- 18
50 +/- 14
70 +/- 12
90 +/- 10
140 +/- 8
200 +/- 7
350 +/- 5
700 +/- 4
1000 +/- 3
2500 +/- 2
EX 4.3 Sample Size Hint
Do NOT select a sample size of more than 2500 people!
EX. 4.4 Types of Questions
Open
vs.
Closed
Topic for Workshop•Meet in competition groups (same as TPE location)•Kent Syverud is the client•Design a survey to gather information on what SU undergraduates think about Syverud as a Chancellor of SU
Competition on Monday•Meet in Competition Groups•Complete exercise 4.1 A and B on the competition topic.•Copy these exercises to a separate page and complete it on the topic mentioned in the previous slide.•Type and print out for Monday or lose 5 points.
For Next Class
• Bring in completed printout of 4.1A and 4.1B
• Review Chapter 4
• Read Exercises 4.1-4.4 to work on in the competition
• Bring in the Maxwell Manual
• Meet in the same place you did for the TPE!http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/
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