Results of Class Survey

Research Methods I/Fall 2009

Data Analysis

• This PowerPoint contains descriptive statistics about our data

Some Introductory Points

• 170 Responses total; some responses could not be used

• Note: in the graphs that follow, people who responded with values coded as “9” (don’t want to say; don’t participate, other, etc. will be listed as “missing.”)

• Note: there were coding errors; these will show up in graphs as numbers without defined categories.

Favorite Sport to Watch on TV

Favorite Sport to Participate In

RQ: Why The Difference?

How Many Professional Sporting Events Has R Attended?

Does R Participate in Fantasy Sports?

Does R Drink Alcohol?

How Often Does R Socialize w/ People Who Drink?

How Many Drinks Does R Have Per Week?

How Much Does R Spend on Alcohol Per Week?

Relationship Between # of Drinks and $ on Drinks

Anyone Told R S/he Has a Drinking Problem?

Preferred Entrée Choice

R’s Musical Preferences

Country Rock R&B/Hip Hop

Classical Other Don't Listen

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R’s Favorite Color

Other

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Favorite Movie Genre

Note: many people provided multiple responses, so this data may be invalid

Preferred Vacation Spot

Skinny DippingHas R Ever Skinny Dipped? If Yes, Where?

Own Pool

Other Private

Pool

Public Pool

Ocean Other0

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There were a number of coding errors & missing values here

How Many Tattoos Does R Have?

How Many Hours of Sleep Does R Get a Night?

Note: there was a typo in the survey so this data is unlikely to be valid

Does R Have Pets?

Has R Taken A Survey Before?

About the Last Survey R Took

When Was the Last Survey?How Long Was the Last Survey?

Note: 13 people said they had never taken a survey before and 8 other responses were not “yes.” But when asked when they last took a survey, 7 people said never and 3 people did not answer. What’s happening here?

R’s Preferred Survey Method

Does R Think Surveys are Effective?

How Many Hours Per Week does R Work?

R’s Living Arrangements?

Home Situation Number in Household

Demographics

Gender Race

Marital Status

Age

Educational Attainment

Household Income

Survey Comments• Several people said “thanks” or made

other positive comments about participating

• Someone said skinny dipping is good for you & we should know that as sociologists

• People found typos on the survey and didn’t like answering about their income

• Someone said “dance is a sport”• Someone said we should add porn to

the question about movie genres

Further Analysis

• What sorts of relationships would be interesting to explore? Pick any two variables…