Need for topical expertise in quantitative methods : the example of college test preparation /
This case study draws on my quantitative study of college entrance exam preparation (also known as test prep) to illustrate how a researcher goes about setting up a quantitative project using existing datasets. I describe how I decided between two different datasets, a decision which required attent...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications Ltd,
2017.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases. Part 2.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This case study draws on my quantitative study of college entrance exam preparation (also known as test prep) to illustrate how a researcher goes about setting up a quantitative project using existing datasets. I describe how I decided between two different datasets, a decision which required attention to how the research question was asked. I also discuss how I decided on an analytic strategy, and how to interpret results from logistic regression analysis. I offer a detailed description of the ways that expert background knowledge shape research questions and decisions about the research from the very beginning. In particular, I discuss how the lack of expert knowledge might hinder efforts at understanding the statistical phenomenon at hand or even result in misunderstanding it altogether. I use the case study to illustrate a more general problem (what does no mean?) in the interpretation of quantitative survey questions which embed time-sensitive processes. Finally, I recommend that researchers draw on subject-matter expertise (their own or others) in designing and interpreting their studies. |
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| Item Description: | Title from content provider. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781473979642 1473979641 |