Qualitative and quantitative method with SPSS-coding/datasheet
The chosen topic question is “How does age, gender, marital status and what sector you work in effect weekly work hours?”
Both tasks, the qualitative and quantitative should be formed after this topic, but they doesn’t need to have exactly the same thematic questions.
You will find the questions you need under line 5, 6, 7, 8 and 39, 41 and 42 in the SPSS-datasheet attached to the task
The datasheet is in Norwegian, but have translated the lines above in the datasheet.
Effect variable:
Question 22
Explanatory variables:
Question 1, 2, 3 and 20
Quantitative task
1. Introduction (min.175 words): Presentation of theme and topic question.
2. Presentation of which variables you have chosen to use to highlight the topic. Use boxmodels/causality models.
Present how you have modified the variables for analysis (for example by recoding or making indexes) and thereafter the analyzes of data. Present shortly some univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyzes and the most important findings (min. 2000 words)
3. Ending (min.175 words): Summarize what you have done in the quantitative task and evaluate wether the findings contribute to showcase your chosen topic. Say something about what you think you have learned, and if there are something you would have done differently if you were to do it again.
Write 10 pages for task 2, if you need more for task 1 and/or 3, then just cut task 2 shorter (but task 2 must atleast be 9 pages)
Qualitative task
1. Introduction (min. 175 words): Presentation of theme and topic question. Something about why you have chosen the topic. You can also reflect on the choice of method in the two tasks, for example what order you chose to do the tasks in, and why.
2. Planning and execution of interviews (min. 1250 words): Presentation of the work and the interview guide (create 8-10 questions related to the topic and make up answers for interview subject 1 and 2), practical planning and execution of the interview and the transcribing. Discuss and draw in relevant references to shine a light on the discussion
3. Its important that you reflect over the choices taken during the task. 2 pages of transcribed coding of the interview, should be made as an attachment
4. Analysis of the interview data (min. 1000 words): How have you progressed? How have you worked with the coding and categorization? What do you think was easy/hard? Write shortly about the most central or interesting findings and tie them back to the topic question.
5. Ending (min. 175 words): Summarize what you have done in the qualitative task and if there are something you have learned and what you would do differently if you should do it again.