Feel free to use this presentation, I would like a reference to http://cybercheats.blogspot.com/ if you do
This is my "original" CyberCheats presentation which I have been presenting on and off since @2000, this is the most recent update, my last few presentations have been using the Plagiarism Prevention PowerPoint, but this one contains the ever popular "Terrible Timmy's Tale"
Krp research guidelines october 7, 2013todspedding
The document provides guidelines for kids conducting research projects. It outlines the research process in 6 steps: 1) choosing a topic, 2) developing guiding questions, 3) finding answers through research, 4) organizing findings, 5) presenting findings, and 6) evaluating the project. The guidelines explain each step in the process and provide examples to help kids understand how to conduct their own research. It also describes different sources of information like the internet, libraries, and experts that can be used to research topics and find answers to guiding questions. The overall aim is to help kids learn the research process and complete their own successful research projects.
The document provides information about research methods for planning a film. It discusses conducting interviews and surveys as primary research to understand audience preferences for genre and target demographics. Secondary research like analyzing current market trends and film profits would help determine an appropriate budget and timeframe. The proposal is to qualitatively research what genres are popular and quantitatively examine box office returns to aid in deciding an action film concept that appeals to male teenagers as the target audience. Primary and secondary research methods would inform crucial production decisions for developing a profitable film project.
Questions make the world work ppt by amy provano. mt. bethel kraegerKaren Kraeger
This document discusses the importance of asking questions and different types of questions. It explains that closed or "red-light" questions that have simple, factual answers stop curiosity, while open-ended or "green-light" questions that require more thought and analysis, like "why", "how", and "which one" questions, promote deeper learning and research. The document provides examples of different types of independent research methods like historical study, action study, experimental study, and correlation study. It also offers tips for effective research, such as evaluating sources, taking notes, and including citations to avoid plagiarism.
This document provides guidelines for students on how to conduct research. It outlines the 7 steps of the research process which include choosing a topic, developing guiding questions, finding answers through research, organizing findings, presenting findings, receiving feedback, and reflecting on what was learned. It provides information on different sources students can use for their research such as websites, books, experts, and libraries. It also includes examples and worksheets to help students through each step of the research process.
Here are the responses from Person 1 to my questionnaire:
1. What is your favourite film genre? Action
2. What is you least favourite film genre? Romance
3. Who is your favourite actor? Dwayne Johnson
4. Who is your least favourite actor? Adam Sandler
5. Do you think CGI is important in a film? Yes
6. Do you like your films to have depth in their plots, or do they have to be simple? Depth
Person 2:
Name: Emma Smith
Gender: Female
This document defines key research terminology used in media studies including primary and secondary research, quantitative and qualitative research, audience research, market research, and production research. It provides examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each type of research. Key terms are also defined such as circulation, hits, box office figures, ratings, sales, objective vs subjective research, valid vs reliable research, and Harvard referencing style.
The document provides guidance to a student on how to focus their research topic about vegans by generating specific research questions. It demonstrates how to brainstorm questions about the subtopics, larger systems, categories, changes over time, history, evaluations, and hypothetical scenarios related to vegans. The student is then prompted to organize their questions and identify ones for reference sources, debates, and personal interest. The document emphasizes that narrowing the topic leads to more targeted research results from library databases rather than broad searches on Google.
Feel free to use this presentation, I would like a reference to http://cybercheats.blogspot.com/ if you do
This is my "original" CyberCheats presentation which I have been presenting on and off since @2000, this is the most recent update, my last few presentations have been using the Plagiarism Prevention PowerPoint, but this one contains the ever popular "Terrible Timmy's Tale"
Krp research guidelines october 7, 2013todspedding
The document provides guidelines for kids conducting research projects. It outlines the research process in 6 steps: 1) choosing a topic, 2) developing guiding questions, 3) finding answers through research, 4) organizing findings, 5) presenting findings, and 6) evaluating the project. The guidelines explain each step in the process and provide examples to help kids understand how to conduct their own research. It also describes different sources of information like the internet, libraries, and experts that can be used to research topics and find answers to guiding questions. The overall aim is to help kids learn the research process and complete their own successful research projects.
The document provides information about research methods for planning a film. It discusses conducting interviews and surveys as primary research to understand audience preferences for genre and target demographics. Secondary research like analyzing current market trends and film profits would help determine an appropriate budget and timeframe. The proposal is to qualitatively research what genres are popular and quantitatively examine box office returns to aid in deciding an action film concept that appeals to male teenagers as the target audience. Primary and secondary research methods would inform crucial production decisions for developing a profitable film project.
Questions make the world work ppt by amy provano. mt. bethel kraegerKaren Kraeger
This document discusses the importance of asking questions and different types of questions. It explains that closed or "red-light" questions that have simple, factual answers stop curiosity, while open-ended or "green-light" questions that require more thought and analysis, like "why", "how", and "which one" questions, promote deeper learning and research. The document provides examples of different types of independent research methods like historical study, action study, experimental study, and correlation study. It also offers tips for effective research, such as evaluating sources, taking notes, and including citations to avoid plagiarism.
This document provides guidelines for students on how to conduct research. It outlines the 7 steps of the research process which include choosing a topic, developing guiding questions, finding answers through research, organizing findings, presenting findings, receiving feedback, and reflecting on what was learned. It provides information on different sources students can use for their research such as websites, books, experts, and libraries. It also includes examples and worksheets to help students through each step of the research process.
Here are the responses from Person 1 to my questionnaire:
1. What is your favourite film genre? Action
2. What is you least favourite film genre? Romance
3. Who is your favourite actor? Dwayne Johnson
4. Who is your least favourite actor? Adam Sandler
5. Do you think CGI is important in a film? Yes
6. Do you like your films to have depth in their plots, or do they have to be simple? Depth
Person 2:
Name: Emma Smith
Gender: Female
This document defines key research terminology used in media studies including primary and secondary research, quantitative and qualitative research, audience research, market research, and production research. It provides examples and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each type of research. Key terms are also defined such as circulation, hits, box office figures, ratings, sales, objective vs subjective research, valid vs reliable research, and Harvard referencing style.
The document provides guidance to a student on how to focus their research topic about vegans by generating specific research questions. It demonstrates how to brainstorm questions about the subtopics, larger systems, categories, changes over time, history, evaluations, and hypothetical scenarios related to vegans. The student is then prompted to organize their questions and identify ones for reference sources, debates, and personal interest. The document emphasizes that narrowing the topic leads to more targeted research results from library databases rather than broad searches on Google.
This document summarizes the agenda and discussions at a Naace think tank event focused on the national context in the UK. The agenda included discussions on why ICT is important in education, key messages about the role of ICT, identifying target audiences, developing a strategy to promote ICT, and how to strengthen the Naace community.
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A slideshow of the school garden at Oakland High School in Oakland, Calif., produced by the staff of the Aegis, the school newspaper, in 2010. The slideshow shows the memorial garden planted in honor of Philip Wright, a student who was shot and killed in 2009.
Pausd presentation february 2015 final (deleted e59b5d53e66c5b7ec2cf16f3dd8dd...beatricemotamedi
Castlemont High School held a talent show where a group performing a traditional Tongan dance called the "Haka Dancers" won first prize. The audience was supportive of all the acts. There is uncertainty around the departure of Principal John Lynch at the end of the school year and who will replace him.
A slideshow produced by the staff of the Aegis, the school newspaper at Oakland High School, documents how the garden reaches and teaches students. The garden was created in 2010 in memory of Philip Wright, a student who was shot and killed in 2009.
Presentation at:
The 6th APEC Future Education Forum & the 8th International ALCoB Conference
Venue: Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
Date: November 24, 2010
Title:
Higher Education: Policy, ICT & Systemic Change: Holistic Systemic Approach for the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth of APEC Future Education
Acknowledgement:
This work is a part of previous study which has been published in:
Duangchinda. V., Kim. Y.H., and Mekhabunchakij. K., (2010) "Mobility and e-Learning Delivery Methods: Through the Perspectives of Thailand Cyber University Project (TCU)", Asia-Pacific Cybereducation Journal, vol. 6., no. 1 (2010), pp. 30-49.
Also available online at:
http://acecjournal.org/2009/Journal_Data/Vol6No1/6-1-3.pdf
Therefore, co-Authors are:
Prof. Dr. YoungHwan Kim, Pusan National University, Korea
Dr. Kittima Mekhabunchakij, Sripatum University, Thailand
The document provides information on planning a vegetable garden, including types of warm season and cool season vegetables, planting times, and spacing requirements. It recommends selecting 10 vegetables and making a chart with the variety name, planting date, spacing, and projected harvest date. Resources are also included for average frost dates in Warrenton, VA and vegetable gardening websites.
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Accompanying deck for my 30-minute presentation on survey. Survey is quite a lengthy topic so had to focus on the practicalities of choosing a survey and the rules of thumb around developing questions and the importance of sampling. There is a also a study of the Gallup Poll during the 1948 elections.
This document discusses research methods for conducting surveys. It covers topics such as sampling, developing research questions, planning a survey, question types, and analyzing results. Some key points include:
- Sampling involves selecting a subset of a population to study. There are probability/random sampling methods and non-probability/convenience sampling methods.
- When planning a survey, researchers should consider who the respondents will be, what information they want to learn, and how to effectively collect that information.
- Questions should be clear, avoid bias and ambiguity, and not be leading. Common question types include closed-ended, open-ended, and scales.
- Analyzing results includes calculating the margin of error to determine accuracy based
The document discusses developing focused research questions that provide structure to an information search. It recommends starting with a general topic and refining it with a question word like who, what, when, where, why or how. Four types of questions are described - yes/no, one-word "inch" questions, multi-sentence "foot" comprehension questions, and multi-source "yard" synthesis questions. The document advises that "foot" and "yard" questions are better choices for most middle and high school research as they involve higher-level thinking skills. Good research questions should be interesting, researchable, significant and manageable in scope.
This document discusses various primary research techniques that can be used to study media and audiences, including focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, content analysis, textual analysis, experiments, and work experience/industry visits. It provides examples of how to apply these methods, such as conducting a content analysis to measure the number of films directed by women over time. The document also discusses important considerations for primary research, such as determining an appropriate sample and asking unbiased questions.
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The document discusses various research methods that could be used to determine what type of film a company should produce. It mentions that both secondary research like reviewing other films and primary research methods like surveys and focus groups will be used. It also provides an example survey that was conducted among classmates to gather preliminary data on preferences around genres, actors, directors, and other factors. The survey results are summarized and indicate a preference for action/adventure films, certain actors and actresses, specific directors, and watching films with friends and family in color.
The group conducted research into their target audience for a music video. They created a demographic profile of ages 14-22 and either gender, and a psychographic profile of music, fashion, and lifestyle preferences. They decided to use a questionnaire to gather data from a large random sample of students, as it allows quantitative and qualitative data collection with less bias than other methods. They developed questions to identify and learn more about the target audience. 52 responses were received and data was analyzed.
The document provides guidance on conducting field research methods for a class project, including interviews, surveys, and observations. It discusses tips for conducting interviews such as being prepared with questions but allowing the conversation to flow naturally. When designing surveys, the document recommends determining what information is needed, who to survey, how to distribute and collect surveys, and tips for writing clear, concise questions. Observations involve critically watching a person, place, or event in action to gain insights.
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This document provides an overview of survey research and election polling for journalists. It discusses key things journalists should know about polls, including who conducted the poll, when it was done, who was sampled, and how questions were worded and ordered. The document outlines important factors in determining the validity of a poll, such as whether it used a probability sample. It also discusses trends in survey methods, like the increasing use of cell phones and challenges in obtaining a representative sample. Journalists are advised to consider these methodological factors when evaluating and reporting on polls.
This document summarizes the agenda and discussions at a Naace think tank event focused on the national context in the UK. The agenda included discussions on why ICT is important in education, key messages about the role of ICT, identifying target audiences, developing a strategy to promote ICT, and how to strengthen the Naace community.
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Oxfam has launched an emergency appeal for £9.5m to provide aid to millions of people facing hunger in Ethiopia and other East African countries due to the worst drought in 10 years. Over 23 million people in 7 countries are threatened, with over half of those being in Ethiopia. Other worst affected countries include Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda. Many elderly people and infants have become ill due to little food and water over the last few months.
A slideshow of the school garden at Oakland High School in Oakland, Calif., produced by the staff of the Aegis, the school newspaper, in 2010. The slideshow shows the memorial garden planted in honor of Philip Wright, a student who was shot and killed in 2009.
Pausd presentation february 2015 final (deleted e59b5d53e66c5b7ec2cf16f3dd8dd...beatricemotamedi
Castlemont High School held a talent show where a group performing a traditional Tongan dance called the "Haka Dancers" won first prize. The audience was supportive of all the acts. There is uncertainty around the departure of Principal John Lynch at the end of the school year and who will replace him.
A slideshow produced by the staff of the Aegis, the school newspaper at Oakland High School, documents how the garden reaches and teaches students. The garden was created in 2010 in memory of Philip Wright, a student who was shot and killed in 2009.
Presentation at:
The 6th APEC Future Education Forum & the 8th International ALCoB Conference
Venue: Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
Date: November 24, 2010
Title:
Higher Education: Policy, ICT & Systemic Change: Holistic Systemic Approach for the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth of APEC Future Education
Acknowledgement:
This work is a part of previous study which has been published in:
Duangchinda. V., Kim. Y.H., and Mekhabunchakij. K., (2010) "Mobility and e-Learning Delivery Methods: Through the Perspectives of Thailand Cyber University Project (TCU)", Asia-Pacific Cybereducation Journal, vol. 6., no. 1 (2010), pp. 30-49.
Also available online at:
http://acecjournal.org/2009/Journal_Data/Vol6No1/6-1-3.pdf
Therefore, co-Authors are:
Prof. Dr. YoungHwan Kim, Pusan National University, Korea
Dr. Kittima Mekhabunchakij, Sripatum University, Thailand
The document provides information on planning a vegetable garden, including types of warm season and cool season vegetables, planting times, and spacing requirements. It recommends selecting 10 vegetables and making a chart with the variety name, planting date, spacing, and projected harvest date. Resources are also included for average frost dates in Warrenton, VA and vegetable gardening websites.
Naace Conference 2103 - Online safety: how well equipped are you and your sch...Naace Naace
This document summarizes an e-safety consultant's presentation on how well equipped schools are to handle the risks of students bringing their own devices to school. It discusses how schools can avoid potential risks and ensure safe use of new technologies. The consultant, Ron Richards, works with the South West Grid for Learning to help schools address e-safety issues.
Accompanying deck for my 30-minute presentation on survey. Survey is quite a lengthy topic so had to focus on the practicalities of choosing a survey and the rules of thumb around developing questions and the importance of sampling. There is a also a study of the Gallup Poll during the 1948 elections.
This document discusses research methods for conducting surveys. It covers topics such as sampling, developing research questions, planning a survey, question types, and analyzing results. Some key points include:
- Sampling involves selecting a subset of a population to study. There are probability/random sampling methods and non-probability/convenience sampling methods.
- When planning a survey, researchers should consider who the respondents will be, what information they want to learn, and how to effectively collect that information.
- Questions should be clear, avoid bias and ambiguity, and not be leading. Common question types include closed-ended, open-ended, and scales.
- Analyzing results includes calculating the margin of error to determine accuracy based
The document discusses developing focused research questions that provide structure to an information search. It recommends starting with a general topic and refining it with a question word like who, what, when, where, why or how. Four types of questions are described - yes/no, one-word "inch" questions, multi-sentence "foot" comprehension questions, and multi-source "yard" synthesis questions. The document advises that "foot" and "yard" questions are better choices for most middle and high school research as they involve higher-level thinking skills. Good research questions should be interesting, researchable, significant and manageable in scope.
This document discusses various primary research techniques that can be used to study media and audiences, including focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, content analysis, textual analysis, experiments, and work experience/industry visits. It provides examples of how to apply these methods, such as conducting a content analysis to measure the number of films directed by women over time. The document also discusses important considerations for primary research, such as determining an appropriate sample and asking unbiased questions.
PRACTICAL RESEARCH FOR GRAFE 11 STUDENTShansjosiah1
This document discusses sampling and data collection methods used in research. It defines key terms like population, sampling frame, and sample. It also describes different types of sampling, including probability sampling methods like simple random sampling, systematic sampling, and stratified sampling. Non-probability sampling methods such as quota sampling, voluntary sampling, and snowball sampling are also outlined. Common data collection techniques involving observation, interviews, and questionnaires are explained. Specific interview types and ethical considerations for interviews are covered as well.
The document discusses various research methods that could be used to determine what type of film a company should produce. It mentions that both secondary research like reviewing other films and primary research methods like surveys and focus groups will be used. It also provides an example survey that was conducted among classmates to gather preliminary data on preferences around genres, actors, directors, and other factors. The survey results are summarized and indicate a preference for action/adventure films, certain actors and actresses, specific directors, and watching films with friends and family in color.
The group conducted research into their target audience for a music video. They created a demographic profile of ages 14-22 and either gender, and a psychographic profile of music, fashion, and lifestyle preferences. They decided to use a questionnaire to gather data from a large random sample of students, as it allows quantitative and qualitative data collection with less bias than other methods. They developed questions to identify and learn more about the target audience. 52 responses were received and data was analyzed.
The document provides guidance on conducting field research methods for a class project, including interviews, surveys, and observations. It discusses tips for conducting interviews such as being prepared with questions but allowing the conversation to flow naturally. When designing surveys, the document recommends determining what information is needed, who to survey, how to distribute and collect surveys, and tips for writing clear, concise questions. Observations involve critically watching a person, place, or event in action to gain insights.
A Journalist’s Guide to Survey Research and Election Polls by Cliff ZuskinFincher Consulting
This document provides an overview of survey research and election polling for journalists. It discusses key things journalists should know about polls, including who conducted the poll, when it was done, who was sampled, and how questions were worded and ordered. The document outlines important factors in determining the validity of a poll, such as whether it used a probability sample. It also discusses trends in survey methods, like the increasing use of cell phones and challenges in obtaining a representative sample. Journalists are advised to consider these methodological factors when evaluating and reporting on polls.
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colStudent voting radio news story reasearchLewisDunn
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Good interviewing is a skill that requires practice and doing it badly can have disastrous results. Over the years I've gathered best practices from people who know a lot more than I do and aggregated them into this brief tutorial. Enjoy!
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A simple introduction to using questions with the idea of encouraging you to think of, and ask, more. In this way you will develop greater depth in conversations and understand more.
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News Gathering: Lies, damned lies, and surveys
1. Lies, damned lies ... and surveys
Beatrice Motamedi
The Urban School of San Francisco
Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention
April 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 14
2. Wednesday, April 9, 14
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a phrase popularized by Mark Twain, the American humorist, who
wrote in “Chapters from My Autobiography” that "(f)igures often beguile me ... particularly when I have
the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with
justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'"
3. What’s the last survey you took for your
newspaper or website?
How many people responded?
What did you learn?
What would you like to do better?
Wednesday, April 9, 14
4. Let’s BYOS (build your own survey)
• Find a person whose eye color is the same as yours
and has the same kind of smartphone as you do
(iPhone or Android)
• Brainstorm a question you’d like to ask right here
in San Diego. How many students surf? Who believes in global warming?
Should texting while driving be a crime? Choose a topic that actually interests
YOU.
• Take out your smartphone and download an app: Instasurvey (Android) or
Surveymonkey (iPhone)
• Set up a free account and go out with your partner/ask your question. Try to
capture at least one answer using your app. Be back in 5 minutes.
Wednesday, April 9, 14
6. Glossary
• Poll: you ask one question, usually
yes/no or multiple choice (what you
just did)
• Survey: you ask several questions
with various question types
(multiple-choice, open/closed,
short-answer essay, etc.).
• Random sample: a selection from a
population, based on chance, and
with an equal probability of being
selected
• Respondents: those who actually
respond to the survey (not the same
as those you sample)
• Time/manner: when and how a
survey is conducted, e.g., a
Surveymonkey from April 7-10
• Response bias: a preference that
results from problems in the
surveyprocess, e.g., using leading
questions, or not allowing answers
to sensitive q’s to be confidential
• Sampling error: the variation in data
among samples
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7. How not to do a survey*
Click here for
“RNC Young
Voters Survey,”
Stephen Colbert,
4/4/13
*with apologies to young Republicans in the audience
(young Dems probably have a survey just as bad as this one)
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This video captures many typical survey mistakes, including non-response bias (you can’t
find the survey), response bias (poorly written or leading questions) and no control over the
sample (Colbert is obviously over 30 years of age but takes the survey anyway).
8. What’s wrong here?
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Too many questions, bias, types of questions (leading) and methodology can all affect how a
person answers a survey, generating results that are just plain ... wrong.
9. What’s wrong here?
too many q’s
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Too many questions, bias, types of questions (leading) and methodology can all affect how a
person answers a survey, generating results that are just plain ... wrong.
10. What’s wrong here?
too many q’s
too many
assumptions (bias)
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Too many questions, bias, types of questions (leading) and methodology can all affect how a
person answers a survey, generating results that are just plain ... wrong.
11. What’s wrong here?
too many q’s
too many
assumptions (bias)
closed q, not open
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Too many questions, bias, types of questions (leading) and methodology can all affect how a
person answers a survey, generating results that are just plain ... wrong.
12. What’s wrong here?
too many q’s
too many
assumptions (bias)
closed q, not open
you woke this guy up ...
for this?
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Too many questions, bias, types of questions (leading) and methodology can all affect how a
person answers a survey, generating results that are just plain ... wrong.
13. Our goal: A baby survey you can use right here
• Population sample — WHO to ask
• One closed question — WHAT to ask
• One open question — ditto
• A platform — HOW you will ask your questions
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Our goal for this presentation: You will leave with the beginnings of a survey, including a
topic, two types of questions, a plan on how you will collect your sample, and a web-based
platform that makes it all easier.
14. A nation of question-askers
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Examples of some of the long-running established ways in which Americans ask each other
questions. George Gallup began systematically surveying Americans almost a hundred years
ago.
15. A nation of question-askers
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Examples of some of the long-running established ways in which Americans ask each other
questions. George Gallup began systematically surveying Americans almost a hundred years
ago.
16. A nation of question-askers
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Examples of some of the long-running established ways in which Americans ask each other
questions. George Gallup began systematically surveying Americans almost a hundred years
ago.
17. A nation of question-askers
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Examples of some of the long-running established ways in which Americans ask each other
questions. George Gallup began systematically surveying Americans almost a hundred years
ago.
18. My school of
question-askers
February 2013 Urban Legend
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Examples from my school, including a student cartoon that expresses frustration and fatigue
over constant question-asking.
19. A new industry: Web-based surveys and polls
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21. ... and live by polls
Poll data at nyt.com (left) and realpolitics.com (above) as accessed on on 12/18/13.
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22. Just one day ... at Real Clear Politics.com
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23. Selections from the Pew
“Fact Tank”
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Pew regularly surveys teens on technology, religion, social trends, sexuality, and more.
24. Making surveys sexy
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Nate Silver used his column to predict results in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections
with astonishing accuracy, correctly predicting the winner in all 50 states in 2012. Analyzing
survey data is his forte. Now at ESPN, Silver says he practices “data journalism.”
25. Why surveys are powerful — and scary
“When they verify the popularity of an idea or
proposal, surveys and polls provide persuasive
appeals because, in a democracy, majority
opinion offers a compelling warrant:
A government should do what most people
want.”
Source: “Everything’s An Argument” (2007: St. Martin’s Press)
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26. “It always makes sense, though, to push back ...
especially (when a poll) supports
your own point of view.”
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27. Questions to ask
• Have you surveyed enough people to be accurate?
• Are those people representative of the selected population as a whole?
• Did you choose them randomly — not selecting those likely to say what you
want to hear?
• Does the wording of your questions intentionally or unintentionally create bias
or skew results?
• Have you described the results accurately and fairly? Does your story stick to
what you asked, and only what you asked?
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Here are questions you should ask yourself, whether you’re doing or reading a survey.
Questions adapted from “Arguments Based on Facts and Reason” in “Everything’s An
Argument” (2007: St. Martin’s Press).
30. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
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31. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
undercoverage
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32. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
• Avoid bias. Ask a variety of
questions (open/closed,
multiple choice, short
answer). Question order
matters; begin with basics.
Avoid leading questions.
undercoverage
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33. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
• Avoid bias. Ask a variety of
questions (open/closed,
multiple choice, short
answer). Question order
matters; begin with basics.
Avoid leading questions.
undercoverage
response bias
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34. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
• Maximize response rate.
Write good questions,
not too long. Use a
platform that makes it
easy. Analytics help.
• Avoid bias. Ask a variety of
questions (open/closed,
multiple choice, short
answer). Question order
matters; begin with basics.
Avoid leading questions.
undercoverage
response bias
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35. Three tips (and three deadly sins)
• Get a random sample. It
should be representative
also — not just people who
will answer the way you want
them to.
• Maximize response rate.
Write good questions,
not too long. Use a
platform that makes it
easy. Analytics help.
• Avoid bias. Ask a variety of
questions (open/closed,
multiple choice, short
answer). Question order
matters; begin with basics.
Avoid leading questions.
undercoverage
non-response bias
response bias
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36. #1: Get a random sample
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This analysis by Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata (February 2002) shows how Americans — and the
media — relied on telephone polls that failed to pick up Truman’s strength among voters who were
less likely to be reached that way (in 1948, a majority of Americans). The resulting Chicago Tribune
headline is a journalism classic, but for all the wrong reasons.
37. Surveymonkey Blog tips
Source: Surveymonkey Blog
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Avoiding non-response bias means getting people to answer your survey. First you have to
figure out how many people that needs to be. The more people you survey, the lower your
margin of error.
38. How much error will you tolerate? How would you
find that many people?
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In order to get a solid result here at the convention, how many students would you have to
survey more than one in two students. Can you do that? How? What strategies might you use?
39. Strategies
• Get a “concrete sampling frame” — a list of all of the students here (or at your
school). Use Excel to randomize/select your sample, e.g., every other
student.
• Design a random reporting strategy: Get five reporters to stand in five places
here (or at your school). Each reporter spends one hour surveying every other
person who walks by.
• Use advisory: Ask teachers to pass out surveys so that all grade groups are
covered (can’t use this one very often)
• Be social: Embed your survey on Facebook, or use your smartphone and go
to the dance (and ask every other person who shows up to take your survey)
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Potential problems are double-counting, failure to randomize for age/gender, non-response
bias (some people don’t answer email surveys; some won’t answer surveys unless they’re
emailed), etc.
40. #2: Avoid bias
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Voluntary response bias happens when respondents self-select, e.g., viewers of American Idol text their votes to
American Idol. In season 3, Fantasia Barrino beat Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million out of a record 65 million votes
cast. But it was third-place winner Jennifer Hudson who really won. A student journalist might get similarly bad
results by surveying athletes only about school athletics. You have to cast a wider net.
41. #2: Avoid bias
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Voluntary response bias happens when respondents self-select, e.g., viewers of American Idol text their votes to
American Idol. In season 3, Fantasia Barrino beat Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million out of a record 65 million votes
cast. But it was third-place winner Jennifer Hudson who really won. A student journalist might get similarly bad
results by surveying athletes only about school athletics. You have to cast a wider net.
42. #2: Avoid bias
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Voluntary response bias happens when respondents self-select, e.g., viewers of American Idol text their votes to
American Idol. In season 3, Fantasia Barrino beat Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million out of a record 65 million votes
cast. But it was third-place winner Jennifer Hudson who really won. A student journalist might get similarly bad
results by surveying athletes only about school athletics. You have to cast a wider net.
43. #2: Avoid bias
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Voluntary response bias happens when respondents self-select, e.g., viewers of American Idol text their votes to
American Idol. In season 3, Fantasia Barrino beat Diana DeGarmo by 1.3 million out of a record 65 million votes
cast. But it was third-place winner Jennifer Hudson who really won. A student journalist might get similarly bad
results by surveying athletes only about school athletics. You have to cast a wider net.
44. Question types: Choose a variety
closed
open
also: filter questions, e.g.,
have you ever smoked
marijuana (if not, then you
can’t take the marijuana
smokers’ survey)
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47. Same question, three types
multiple: good for a poll/
quick react, especially if
localizing
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48. Same question, three types
multiple: good for a poll/
quick react, especially if
localizing
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49. Same question, three types
multiple: good for a poll/
quick react, especially if
localizing
matrix: more depth/better
for a feature on tech and
teens vs. other groups
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50. Same question, three types
multiple: good for a poll/
quick react, especially if
localizing
matrix: more depth/better
for a feature on tech and
teens vs. other groups
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51. Same question, three types
multiple: good for a poll/
quick react, especially if
localizing
matrix: more depth/better
for a feature on tech and
teens vs. other groups
text: could go either way
(thoughtful, or tossed off).
If you get names,
you could follow up.
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52. Watch your words
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Question #1 emphasizes cost (“at public expense”) while Question #2 emphasizes choice
(“any school, public or private”). Changing the emphasis reverses the results — if you
emphasize cost, most will say no, but if you emphasize choice, most will say yes. Source:
Friedman Foundation School Choice poll, 2005.
53. Watch your words
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Question #1 emphasizes cost (“at public expense”) while Question #2 emphasizes choice
(“any school, public or private”). Changing the emphasis reverses the results — if you
emphasize cost, most will say no, but if you emphasize choice, most will say yes. Source:
Friedman Foundation School Choice poll, 2005.
54. Watch your words
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Question #1 emphasizes cost (“at public expense”) while Question #2 emphasizes choice
(“any school, public or private”). Changing the emphasis reverses the results — if you
emphasize cost, most will say no, but if you emphasize choice, most will say yes. Source:
Friedman Foundation School Choice poll, 2005.
55. “Obamacare” or “Affordable Care Act”?
Source: “Polling Matters,” Gallup.com,
11/20/13
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57. #3. Maximize response rate
analytics here
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There’s always a tradeoff between anonymity and analytics. Anonymity can boost your
response rate (sometimes higher esp. with controversial topics) but analytics can suffer (you
can’t nag someone you can’t find). The partial surveys above on online censorship will stay
that way because I can’t respond to them. Rats!
58. Analyzing results
• Be humble. You have not surveyed the universe,
just one group of people, and your questions could have
include unintentional bias.
• Write the breadbox: When and where the survey was conducted, how many
in the sample, how many responded, margin of error (if you know).
• Never make a survey your one-and-only piece of evidence. Support/explain
with quotes, anecdotes, observation also.
• Compare/contrast your results to other surveys — five years ago, by another
group, in another state, by your same paper, etc. Put the data in perspective.
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59. Putting results into words — rhetorical strategies
• Set up/attribute: “According to a DATE survey of HOW MANY (people,
students, marijuana smokers) conducted WHEN, xx PERCENT of the HOW
MANY respondents (answered, replied, responded) that ...” (and now tell us
what the survey says.
• Use the right verbs — surveys show, indicate, hint, suggest, point towards,
reveal, reflect, appear to or contrast with ... but they rarely prove.
• Repeat the exact language you used in your questions, because that is what
the respondent answered (not a paraphrase).
• State the biggest finding first, then dig into the lesser ones. Don’t rush.
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60. Beware of false comparisons
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“In ‘The Marriage Crunch,’ (1986, Newsweek) reported on new demographic research from Harvard and Yale predicting that white, college-
educated women who failed to marry in their 20s faced abysmal odds of ever tying the knot. According to the research, a woman who
remained single at 30 had only a 20 percent chance of ever marrying. By 35, the probability dropped to 5 percent. In the story's most
infamous line, NEWSWEEK reported that a 40-year-old single woman was "more likely to be killed by a terrorist" than to ever marry. That
comparison wasn't in the study, and even in those pre-9/11 days, it struck many people as offensive. Nonetheless, it quickly became
entrenched in pop culture.” —Daniel McGinn, June 2006, Salon.com
61. Beware of false comparisons
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“In ‘The Marriage Crunch,’ (1986, Newsweek) reported on new demographic research from Harvard and Yale predicting that white, college-
educated women who failed to marry in their 20s faced abysmal odds of ever tying the knot. According to the research, a woman who
remained single at 30 had only a 20 percent chance of ever marrying. By 35, the probability dropped to 5 percent. In the story's most
infamous line, NEWSWEEK reported that a 40-year-old single woman was "more likely to be killed by a terrorist" than to ever marry. That
comparison wasn't in the study, and even in those pre-9/11 days, it struck many people as offensive. Nonetheless, it quickly became
entrenched in pop culture.” —Daniel McGinn, June 2006, Salon.com
62. Beware of false comparisons
A 40-year-old single woman “more likely to be killed by a
terrorist” than to marry?
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“In ‘The Marriage Crunch,’ (1986, Newsweek) reported on new demographic research from Harvard and Yale predicting that white, college-
educated women who failed to marry in their 20s faced abysmal odds of ever tying the knot. According to the research, a woman who
remained single at 30 had only a 20 percent chance of ever marrying. By 35, the probability dropped to 5 percent. In the story's most
infamous line, NEWSWEEK reported that a 40-year-old single woman was "more likely to be killed by a terrorist" than to ever marry. That
comparison wasn't in the study, and even in those pre-9/11 days, it struck many people as offensive. Nonetheless, it quickly became
entrenched in pop culture.” —Daniel McGinn, June 2006, Salon.com
63. Beware of false comparisons
A 40-year-old single woman “more likely to be killed by a
terrorist” than to marry?
Wednesday, April 9, 14
“In ‘The Marriage Crunch,’ (1986, Newsweek) reported on new demographic research from Harvard and Yale predicting that white, college-
educated women who failed to marry in their 20s faced abysmal odds of ever tying the knot. According to the research, a woman who
remained single at 30 had only a 20 percent chance of ever marrying. By 35, the probability dropped to 5 percent. In the story's most
infamous line, NEWSWEEK reported that a 40-year-old single woman was "more likely to be killed by a terrorist" than to ever marry. That
comparison wasn't in the study, and even in those pre-9/11 days, it struck many people as offensive. Nonetheless, it quickly became
entrenched in pop culture.” —Daniel McGinn, June 2006, Salon.com
64. Beware of false comparisons
A 40-year-old single woman “more likely to be killed by a
terrorist” than to marry?
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“In ‘The Marriage Crunch,’ (1986, Newsweek) reported on new demographic research from Harvard and Yale predicting that white, college-
educated women who failed to marry in their 20s faced abysmal odds of ever tying the knot. According to the research, a woman who
remained single at 30 had only a 20 percent chance of ever marrying. By 35, the probability dropped to 5 percent. In the story's most
infamous line, NEWSWEEK reported that a 40-year-old single woman was "more likely to be killed by a terrorist" than to ever marry. That
comparison wasn't in the study, and even in those pre-9/11 days, it struck many people as offensive. Nonetheless, it quickly became
entrenched in pop culture.” —Daniel McGinn, June 2006, Salon.com
65. Recommended reading/survey websites
• Michael Traugott and Paul Lavrakas, The Voter’s Guide to Election Polls
• Ronald Czaja and Johnny Blair, Designing Surveys
• David Moore, The Super Pollsters
• Limesurvey
• Snapsurveys
• Polldaddy
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66. Beatrice Motamedi
Feel free to email q’s:
bymotamedi@gmail.com
beatrice@newsroombythebay.com
bmotamedi@urbanschool.org
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