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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Original data collection and analysis
    sub title: using multiple sources to create a quantitative comparison of the role of state differences in campaign finance
  name:
    name part: Wilson, Laura Merrifield
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2019
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: State comparisons can provide rich analysis for understanding state differences and the impact these have on campaigns, particularly at the state level. Yet often the data necessary to provide a full and robust quantitative analysis cannot be located in one universal source and instead come from many resources, each using slightly different methods and metrics. Gathering secondary data that employ different observed units (data on the county level, the state level, and state legislative district level, for example) is only the first task; coding it to ensure both accuracy and proper application can prove to be a tedious methodological challenge. This case study focuses on the challenges of multi-state, multi-source data collection for an original dataset and analysis for quantitative resource, specifically in campaign finance. In addition, it offers helpful guidelines and recommendations for those pursuing research that involves creating a unique data set with different units of observation from the initial sources.
  target audience: specialized
  note: Laura Merrifield Wilson.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Campaign funds
    topic: Research
  classification: JF2112.C28 W55 2019
  classification: 324.78
  related item:
    title info:
      title: SAGE Research Methods
      part name: Cases
  identifier: 9781526476401
  identifier: 1526476401
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: SGPBL
    record creation date: 190103
    record change date: 20240923170423.3
    record identifier: in00005495621
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng