What was the time period for the data collection? Is it quantitative or qualitative data? If it is survey data, is it cross-sectional or longitudinal? What was the purpose for the project? Describe methodology they used to obtain the data (surveys, interviews, observations, official data). If they used more
Purdue University Criminal Justice Questions
This assignment will be on finding a describing a secondary dataset. Please go to https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ to begin the assignment. Your goal is to locate a dataset based off an interest of yours (i.e., policing, courts, human trafficking, terrorism). Please search these terms to see what datasets might be available. Once you locate a dataset, review the information that is provided about it and answer the following questions. No need to write a paragraph for each question a simple answer for each question will suffice.
What is the title of the dataset?
Is the data restricted?
What was the time period for the data collection?
- Is it quantitative or qualitative data? If it is survey data, is it cross-sectional or longitudinal?
- What was the purpose for the project?
- Describe methodology they used to obtain the data (surveys, interviews, observations, official data). If they used more than one method make sure to point that out.
- Discuss what the sample looks like (population, sample size, etc.).
- What types of variables did they collect?