QS205: Intermediate Social Analytics: Survey Analysis and Reporting
Timing and CATS
This module will run in the Spring Term and is worth 15 CATS.
Prerequisite modules: QS104, QS105, QS204
Module Convenor: Jamelia Harris
Module Description
This module is designed to improve your skills in analyzing data and reporting on research findings. The data used in this module was collected in module QS204. In this module you will go step-by-step through the process of cleaning data, analyzing the validity and reliability of primary data, developing a strategy for dealing with missing observations and variables, and exploring bivariate and multivariate associations within the data collected. Another main focus will be on how to report on substantive findings to answer your own research question. By going through the research cycle yourself, this module will make you aware of the many decisions, pitfalls, and problems researchers and data analysts face.