1. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org1 Planning the Data Analysis Strategy Research Methods for Public Administrators Dr. Gail Johnson

2. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org2 Steps in the Research Planning Planning 1. Determining your questions 2. Identifying your measures and measurement strategy 3. Selecting a research design 4. Developing your data collection strategy 5. Identifying your analysis strategy 6. Reviewing and testing your plan

3. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org3 Data Analysis Strategy The plan for what you will do with every piece of data collected All the pieces of the research plan must connect: research questions, measures, data collection, and analysis

4. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org4 Data Analysis Strategy Planning the analysis strategy helps researchers avoid: Failing to collect needed data Failing to collect data in a way that is usable Becoming overwhelmed Becoming lost

5. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org5 Why A Data Analysis Strategy? If you dont know where you are going, you can wind up anywhere

6. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org6 The Connection Between Planning And Doing Knowing data analysis options and issues are necessary to plan the analysis strategy If you have been developing a design matrix, you will have to come back to this step after we have covered the basic data analysis techniques

7. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org7 Overview of Data Analysis The next series of powerpoints will cover: Qualitative Data Analysis Descriptive Data Analysis Data Analysis to Explore Relationships Inferential Statistics

8. Dr. G. Johnson, www.reseasrchmethods.org8 Data Analysis Strategy At the end of the data analysis techniques, we will return to the research plan Final planning step: Putting it all togetherstay tuned Testing the plan

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