Social Science Research Module 3 Discussion 1- Operationalizing Constructs

What does "safe" mean to you?

Safe means that the airplane travels without any problems and with comfort.

What types of variables could you construct to capture your concept of "safe?"

Using Ordinal Level measures (Babbie, 2010)

- Very Safe

- Safe

- Unsafe

Very Unsafe

How will your conceptualization of "safe" compare to others?

This concept is based n comfort ability of the airplane.

Have you ever participated in a survey?

I participated in a social research activity that was done in our community. It was an educational research on the effect of drug abuse on education and

It was not a random selection.
What bias may have come into play in your selection?

The subjects in this research were selected according to their academic performance in one academic year.

Module 3 Discussion 2 -- Political Polls and Sampling

The Pew Research Center's

a) What are some of the issues the Center is focusing on?

The center has organized and presented various surveys in the U.S. The surveys done are governmental and political issues. Other matters concern the welfare of the people including Taxation,…