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Makind research ethical - panel response by Dr Helen Kara
No full textThis presentation is part of an NCRM webinar on Emerging Issues in Changing Research Practices for Covid-19 Times, 11 February Online
Presenter: Dr Helen Kara, independent researcher and autho
The NCRM wayfinder guide to creative methods combinations in Covid-19
Get PDFThe Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated considerable changes to research practices. Crises can stimulate and inhibit creativity. NCRM’s project Changing research practices: social research in the context of covid-19 highlighted that researchers are carrying on research under changeable circumstances and social restrictions by finding creative ways to adapt and combine methods in their projects. This guide outlines creative responses to research problems presenting in Covid-19 times. Readers are pointed towards examples from the recent research literature and research community as well as wider iteratures that might continue to inspire research in the pandemic
The NCRM wayfinder guide to Covid-19 secondary data resources
Get PDFWhile the Covid-19 pandemic has led to many changes in primary social research practices, adaptations made by providers and producers of data have also altered the way in which secondary analysis of existing data can be conducted. In particular, the push for faster, easier, and increased access to Covid-19 datasets, and the addition of new survey modules and questions, has led to a large number of resources becoming available to those wishing to use secondary analysis to study the pandemic. This guide provides readers with a brief overview of these resources, where they can be found, and important points to consider when accessing and using them
An Introduction to Factorial Survey Experiments- Part 1: Introduction
No full textIn this first video, Dr Tamara Gutfleisch offers an introduction to Factorial Survey Experiments, their key features, their objectives and the research contexts they may be applied. Dr Gutfleisch compares the survey and experiment designs and she explains how the Factorial Survey Experiments combines the advantages of both to create a new method. She then employs three vignette examples from the literature to show the application possibilities of the method and to discuss what type of research questions can be addressed using it
Binary logistic regression: Multivariate binary logistic regression (vid 2 of 3)
No full textIn this second video of the series, Dr Heini Väisänen discusses binary logistic regression models with more than one explanatory variable. She also talks about what is meant by multiple logistic questions. Finally, she introduces principles of model selection, including the use of Wald-tests and likelihood ratio tests
DGP and Likelihood
No full textIn this video, Andrei Zhirnov looks at two concepts that are critical for understanding how we can connect data with the model and the model parameters. The first is data generating process, which is a model that describes how our data could have been generated. The second is the likelihood function, the probability that we could observe the data set that we actually observed, given the variance of the parameters
Documentation of agent-based models: ODD+D
No full textIn this video, Dr André Grow talks about the documentation of agent-based models. He specifically focuses on the ODD+D standard for documenting and reporting agent-based models
Web scraping and Covid-19: Example 2
No full textIn this video, Dr Diarmuid McDonnell demonstrates a simple web scraping example: downloading files stored on a web page using Python. He uses an example from his research area, charitable organisations, to show how to identify a file on a web page, request it and then download and save it in the machine locally
Qualitative Interviews – Methods Matter: Series 1, Episode 1
No full textThis is episode one of the Methods Matter podcast.
In expert corner for this episode is Dr Kahryn Hughes from the University of Leeds. Dr Hughes is Director of the Timescapes Archive, Editor in Chief of Sociological Research Online, Convenor of the MA Qualitative Research Methods and a Senior Fellow for NCRM. In researcher ranch is Dr Jemima Dooley, conversation analyst, qualitative researcher and NIHR School for Primary Care Research Fellow, from the University of Bristol
Multilevel Modelling – Methods Matter: Series 1, Episode 4
No full textThis is episode four of the Methods Matter podcast.
In expert corner for this episode is Bill Browne, a Professor of Statistics who works across many disciplines including education, and animal welfare and behaviour. His research spans the area of statistical modelling, from the development of statistical methods to fit realistically complex statistical models to describe real-life problems, and the implementation of those models in statistical software.
In researcher ranch is Dr Jacqueline Mogle. Dr Mogle is Co-Director of ReMind Lab, which focuses on promoting health and well-being in older adults and identifying early indicators of changes in psychological and cognitive health. Dr Mogle’s current projects examine psychological and behavioural risk factors associated with the development of early cognitive decline. These projects are designed to uncover early intervention targets for older adults prior to precipitous declines in everyday cognitive functioning