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Planning the Data Analysis Strategy

Planning the Data Analysis Strategy. Research Methods for Public Administrators Dr. Gail Johnson. Steps in the Research Planning. Planning 1. Determining your questions 2. Identifying your measures and measurement strategy 3. Selecting a research design

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Planning the Data Analysis Strategy

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  1. Planning the Data Analysis Strategy Research Methods for Public Administrators Dr. Gail Johnson Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  2. Steps in the Research Planning Planning 1. Determining your questions 2. Identifying your measures and measurement strategy 3. Selecting a research design 4. Developing your data collection strategy 5. Identifying your analysis strategy 6. Reviewing and testing your plan Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  3. Data Analysis Strategy • The plan for what you will do with every piece of data collected • All the pieces of the research plan must connect: research questions, measures, data collection, and analysis Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  4. Data Analysis Strategy • Planning the analysis strategy helps researchers avoid: • Failing to collect needed data • Failing to collect data in a way that is usable • Becoming overwhelmed • Becoming lost Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  5. Why A Data Analysis Strategy? • If you don’t know where you are going, you can wind up anywhere Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  6. The Connection Between Planning And Doing • Knowing data analysis options and issues are necessary to plan the analysis strategy • If you have been developing a design matrix, you will have to come back to this step after we have covered the basic data analysis techniques Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  7. Overview of Data Analysis • The next series of powerpoints will cover: • Qualitative Data Analysis • Descriptive Data Analysis • Data Analysis to Explore Relationships • Inferential Statistics Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  8. Data Analysis Strategy • At the end of the data analysis techniques, we will return to the research plan • Final planning step: • Putting it all together—stay tuned • Testing the plan Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

  9. Creative Commons • This powerpoint is meant to be used and shared with attribution • Please provide feedback • If you make changes, please share freely and send me a copy of changes: • Johnsong62@gmail.com • Visit www.creativecommons.org for more information Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org

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