SOC 490 Proposal for Statistical Research Project
SOC 490 Proposal for Statistical Research Project
Proposal for Statistical Research Project. Having identified a population, an issue/problem that relates to that specific population,and then gathered academic resources that relate to the issue, you will now be asked to propose a statistical research project that directly relates to the social issue you identified for your selected population. Pay special attention to Chapter 7 of the text as well, as it has excellent information on variables that one can adequately test and general designs for experimentation involving statistical analysis.
a. Plan a research study, describing in detail what you want to measure and why.
b. Determine a realistic timeline for the completion of your project.
c. Describe the individuals who would be involved in your study.
d. Explain how many people would be needed to conduct the research project from a staffing perspective.
e. Determine which statistical analysis method (e.g., statistical tests/measurements) would be most appropriate for your application, and elucidate why you chose this method.
f. Determine how many subjects you would require for your study and explain how you arrived at that number.
g. Evaluate the importance of your proposed research study, and describe how the resulting data could best be used and which organizations or agencies will benefit best from it.
The purpose of this assignment is to explore stratification and prejudice in current events. Despite great advances towards equality between the races and genders, racial and gender discrimination, as well as class stratification remain serious social problems. To conclude this course, you will use the news media to discover current social issues with regards to race and gender.
To complete this assignment, perform the following tasks:
• Using newspapers, news websites, or news magazines, select three current events (within the last six months) that reflect our studies on stratification. One event should represent racial issues, one gender issues, and one class issues. All three should demonstrate discrimination and/or stratification in American society.
• Using your research, describe the current events and how they are reflective of your studies on racial, gender, and class discrimination and/or stratification.
• Analyze the events and apply the lecture and text to the news articles. What theories of stratification apply? Are the current events representative of the historical trends of racial, gender, and class discrimination and or/stratification? What solutions, if any, should be applied to these current events?
• In your discussion, apply your personal experiences and observations to the current events.
• How do you feel that the media perpetuates discrimination and/or stratification based on race, gender, and class? Support your ideas with concepts from the text and/or appropriate outside resources.
Provide a minimum of three references and apply the correct APA standards in the format of text, citations, and references. Your paper should include a title page and reference. Your paper should be at least five pages in length, not including the title and reference pages