Signature Assignment: Survey Research and Data

Assignment Content

1. Determining outcomes or approaches begin with understanding and explaining the data collected.Use the topic, question, hypothesis, and data tables that you selected in Week 1 to write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you:
   • Identify the research data tables, question, and hypothesis developed in Week 1. Summarize the data tables.
   • Describe survey research and data collection as they relate to your selected criminal justice research topic.
   • Identify a data collection survey method (e.g., in-person, telephone, electronic, or focus group) for your selected topic.
   • Discuss the pros and cons of the method utilized in relationship to the topic and research process.