Friday, September 30, 2011

Quiz 2


I will be adding questions for quiz #2 below.  It will not be due until Oct 9th.  We will be able to discuss the questions during class on Monday.




Click on the image of the question to see it more clearly.




1. Thinking about why and how you sample


2.  Conceptualization and measurement

3.  Operationalizing deliberation

Based on Black et al 2011, describe how to operationalize deliberation.  In your description define, and apply to this research the following terms:  content analysis, coding scheme, exploratory research, small groups, descriptive statistics, and network visualization.   What are the most important findings?  What sort of research should be done to extend, refine or improve upon the current study?

Interpreting quantitative results:

4.  Based on Yuan et al 2009, what can we learn about diffusion from studying interactions in online community?    Provide a detailed explanation of how each important concept was operationalized and measured.  Make sure you pay special attention to the attributes and measurement of key independent variables, and the dependent variable.  Then, using the results reported in tables 1,2, and 3 explain what the results are, how they should be interpreted, and what they mean.

When you are done with your answers, open this link to turn them in.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGF2bndoNERRTEdLY3NCMjl3dTFncWc6MQ

No comments:

Post a Comment