“No one can make you feel inferior without your

consent.”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

PAF 101Module 2, Lecture

7

Class Agenda

•Announcements•Exercise 2.5 Clarification• Introduction to Chapter 4 •Designing a Survey•Competition Workshop Topic•Assignment for Next Class

Community Service •Perspective Community Service Email due Friday 10/16

•Email Juliette Crellin with any questions• jgcrelli@syr.edu

Note: It is NOT okay to miss class to do Community Service! You will LOSE 5 points.

Exercise 2.5 Clarification

• If 2010 Census data is available, use that on your exercise.

•Only use 2014 estimates if 2010 data is NOT available.

Competition Points

As of

10/2/2015

WinnersWinners

Losers

Group # Points

14 14

2 8

12 8

17 6

1 5

11 5

5 4

8 4

15 4

18 4

3 3

4 3

9 3

6 2

10 2

7 1

13 1

16 0

Finding and Serving ClientsMust be a PlayerLook at Triangle

Players

Public

Policy

Societal

Problems

Chapter 4 Exercises

Take out your copy of the exercises and follow along

The Chancellor Wants to Know if dog Doo Doo is a problem on the QUAD

CENSORED

EX. 4.1A Key Concepts of Sampling• Target Population:• The total specifically defined set of people about whom you want to gather information.

• Sampling Frame:• A subset of the population to be surveyed

• Sample—those who respond •Random:• Each member of the target population has an equal chance of being in the sample• Use the Maxwell Manual!

EX. 4.1B Player Answers•Player MUST BE real•Answers can be real or hypothetical• Include the APA citation for “personal communication” whether real or hypothetical •Watch out for attitudinal vs. factual

EX. 4.2 Methods of Contact

Phone

Face-to-Face

Mail or Email

CoplinCoplin

EX. 4.2B Is Your Sample Good?

Number

Percent(%)

Number Percent (%)

Lower Division

1800 53 183 54

Upper Division

1600 47 155 46

Total 3400 100 338 100

Target Population Sample

EX. 4.3 Estimating Sample SizeRequired contacts = Desired sample size

Expected response rate

For example, if you desire a sample size of 250, and you expect a response rate of 40%, the following formula shows that you would need to contact 625 individuals:

625 = 250 .40 Maxwell Manual pg. 37-38

Explaining Confidence Interval

Sample Size

95% Confidence

Interval30 +/- 18

50 +/- 14

70 +/- 12

90 +/- 10

140 +/- 8

200 +/- 7

350 +/- 5

700 +/- 4

1000 +/- 3

2500 +/- 2

EX 4.3 Sample Size Hint

Do NOT select a sample size of more than 2500 people!

EX. 4.4 Types of Questions

Open

vs.

Closed

Topic for Workshop•Meet in competition groups (same as TPE location)•Kent Syverud is the client•Design a survey to gather information on what SU undergraduates think about Syverud as a Chancellor of SU

Competition on Monday•Meet in Competition Groups•Complete exercise 4.1 A and B on the competition topic.•Copy these exercises to a separate page and complete it on the topic mentioned in the previous slide.•Type and print out for Monday or lose 5 points.

For Next Class

• Bring in completed printout of 4.1A and 4.1B

• Review Chapter 4

• Read Exercises 4.1-4.4 to work on in the competition

• Bring in the Maxwell Manual

• Meet in the same place you did for the TPE!http://classes.maxwell.syr.edu/

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