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A WHISTLE-STOP TOUR FOR NET RESEARCH

A WHISTLE-STOP TOUR FOR NET RESEARCH. Nigel Bradley University of Westminster. RESEARCH STEPS. Setting Objectives Literature review Secondary research Primary data collection Analysis Reporting. SEARCH TOOLS. Search engines Search agents Web-site’s own search tools

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A WHISTLE-STOP TOUR FOR NET RESEARCH

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  1. A WHISTLE-STOP TOUR FOR NET RESEARCH Nigel Bradley University of Westminster

  2. RESEARCH STEPS • Setting Objectives • Literature review • Secondary research • Primary data collection • Analysis • Reporting

  3. SEARCH TOOLS • Search engines • Search agents • Web-site’s own search tools • “Related web sites”

  4. LITERATURE REVIEW I • Refereed journals • contents list/index • abstracts • full articles • Popular & trade periodicals • Newspapers

  5. LITERATURE REVIEW II • On-line libraries • catalogue searches • e-mail enquiries • Discussion Group archives • Message Board archives

  6. SECONDARY RESEARCH I • Intranet resources • Extranet resources • Closed groups (subscriber only etc)

  7. SECONDARY RESEARCH II • Government • Official bodies • Corporate sites • Academic sites • Directories • Census/Sample Survey results

  8. ADVANTAGES speed variety quantity DISADVANTAGES relevance bias time to find/access SECONDARY RESEARCH III

  9. PRIMARY RESEARCH TOOLS • “Question banks” • Questionnaire software • Sample size calculators • Tabulation software

  10. QUESTIONNAIRES • interactive or static • colour or not • with/out edit checks • with/out filters • closed/open • single scroll/multi-page • e-mail or web-based

  11. ANALYSIS TOOLS • Browser “word-finder” • Text-analysis software (CAQDAS) • Language translation software • Currency converters • Statistical significance calculators • Statistical test selection aids

  12. REPORTING • The Internet offers a fast, cheap and efficient method to deliver results • Access can be controlled • Software providers are meeting these needs

  13. CONCLUSIONS • A rich store of resources are on offer to the researcher • The major barrier is knowing how to find these resources

  14. KEY SITES • Useful Article • www.wmin.ac.uk/~bradlen/papers/ tour.html • Discussion Archives • www.dejanews.com • “One-stop” search engine • www.askjeeves.com

  15. KEY SITES • Statistics Primer • www.cas.lancs.ac.uk/glossary_v1.1/samp.html • Selecting statistical tests • http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/selstat/sstart.htm • Sample size/significance • www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

  16. KEY SITES • CIA World Factbook • www.odci.gov/cia • US Census Bureau • www.census.gov • Eurobarometer • http://europa.eu.int/

  17. KEY SITES • Language Translations • http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com /cgi-bin/translate • World Newspapers • www.concentric.net/~Stevewt/ international/

  18. KEY SITES • Qualitative Analysis Software • www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/caqdas • The Question Bank • www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/qb/

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