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Developing research projects using survey data
[New page 7 October 2015]
Helping students develop rewarding research projects using survey data
. . . is a new mail-out from the UK Data Service (7 October 2015)
The full text is set out below:
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Are you a student about to embark upon a research project? For tips and examples on how you can enrich your project with data from large social surveys, look no further than our handy guide to 'Using survey data'.
Students often tell us that they are unaware of the sheer scope of data that they can access at the UK Data Service for use in their research projects.
The UK Data Service is trusted to manage the UK’s largest collection of UK and international social and economic research data. These data reflect the issues that affect all our lives and experiences, both close to home and internationally, covering every continent, from birth through education, work and on to old age. The data cover a wide range of topics, such as employment, housing income, and quality of life and people’s attitudes to their work, health and finances and more.
You can browse the data online and register with us to analyse and download them. You can also download our Open Data collections without registration.
Secondary data analysis is a common practice in social research. Often secondary data may be better-suited to the needs of student projects than data the students could collect themselves. For example, the British Social Attitudes survey provides over 30 years of data from representative samples of the British public around varied topics including same-sex marriage, welfare benefits or the environment.
We want to highlight the rich resources of survey data that are available for students to use in their dissertations and projects. Our guide, which is tailored towards students working on undergraduate dissertations and research projects, provides a helping-hand in getting to grips with the practicalities of using survey data in student research projects.
Survey data are a great resource for students, although there is a learning curve associated with using these large datasets. Our guide provides guidance and support that can help you tackle any issues surrounding missing data and weighting. Indeed, with our support, these issues are easily surmountable, helping you to gain new skills in data usage and to get the most out of the data you use in your analysis.
The Using survey data guide and its suite of related web pages aim to cover the key stages of research and include sections on developing research questions and designs, finding and accessing relevant survey data, data analysis and reporting results. It also includes materials for further reading, as well as worksheets - some of which examine topics using an example research project, looking at what determines fear of crime using data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales 2013-2014 and SPSS.
A useful guide for self-study, this Using survey data guide will also prove useful for your lecturers as a support to practical sessions and workshops.
For peer-to-peer support and information on using data in your research, you can also visit our dedicated student group on Facebook to share handy tips and advice.
Resources:
Student resources pages
Jen Buckley and Sarah King-Hele
Using survey data guide
Helping students develop rewarding research projects using survey data
. . . is a new mail-out from the UK Data Service (7 October 2015)
The full text is set out below:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Are you a student about to embark upon a research project? For tips and examples on how you can enrich your project with data from large social surveys, look no further than our handy guide to 'Using survey data'.
Students often tell us that they are unaware of the sheer scope of data that they can access at the UK Data Service for use in their research projects.
The UK Data Service is trusted to manage the UK’s largest collection of UK and international social and economic research data. These data reflect the issues that affect all our lives and experiences, both close to home and internationally, covering every continent, from birth through education, work and on to old age. The data cover a wide range of topics, such as employment, housing income, and quality of life and people’s attitudes to their work, health and finances and more.
You can browse the data online and register with us to analyse and download them. You can also download our Open Data collections without registration.
Secondary data analysis is a common practice in social research. Often secondary data may be better-suited to the needs of student projects than data the students could collect themselves. For example, the British Social Attitudes survey provides over 30 years of data from representative samples of the British public around varied topics including same-sex marriage, welfare benefits or the environment.
We want to highlight the rich resources of survey data that are available for students to use in their dissertations and projects. Our guide, which is tailored towards students working on undergraduate dissertations and research projects, provides a helping-hand in getting to grips with the practicalities of using survey data in student research projects.
Survey data are a great resource for students, although there is a learning curve associated with using these large datasets. Our guide provides guidance and support that can help you tackle any issues surrounding missing data and weighting. Indeed, with our support, these issues are easily surmountable, helping you to gain new skills in data usage and to get the most out of the data you use in your analysis.
The Using survey data guide and its suite of related web pages aim to cover the key stages of research and include sections on developing research questions and designs, finding and accessing relevant survey data, data analysis and reporting results. It also includes materials for further reading, as well as worksheets - some of which examine topics using an example research project, looking at what determines fear of crime using data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales 2013-2014 and SPSS.
A useful guide for self-study, this Using survey data guide will also prove useful for your lecturers as a support to practical sessions and workshops.
For peer-to-peer support and information on using data in your research, you can also visit our dedicated student group on Facebook to share handy tips and advice.
Resources:
Student resources pages
Jen Buckley and Sarah King-Hele
Using survey data guide