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Advanced Bayesian Methods: Metropolis Hastings
No full textIn this video, Dr Gabriel Katz looks at the second main algorithm used in Bayesian computations, which is the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm and can be used when sampling from the conditional distributions is not possible. Dr Katz talks about what it means using Metropolis Hastings and he also provides an example of when someone would use this algorithm rather than Gibbs sampling
Ordinal regression Part 2: Multiple ordinal regression
No full textIn this video, Dr Heini Väisänen explores multiple ordinal regression models with more than one exponential variable. She also looks at statistical significance and how it can be determined in such a model. Finally, she talks about the interpretation of the results, namely cumulative watch ratios and predicted probabilities
Ordinal regression Part 3: Proportional odds assumption
No full textIn this video, Dr Heini Väisänen talks about the proportional odds assumption when conducting ordinal logistic regression models. She explains what this assumption means and how it can be examined whether that assumption holds. She also uses an example to compare multinomial and ordinal models
An overview of the Understanding Society study and its health datasets
No full textIn this video, Professor Meena Kumari describes Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS), and its health-related datasets, including the nurse visit variables and the blood-derived biological datasets (genomic, epigenomic, biomarker and proteomic)
How to access Understanding Society’s biological datasets
No full textIn this video, Dr Yanchun Bao describes the process of applying for access to the biological datasets in Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)
Embodied Inquiry
No full textEmbodied inquiry is the process of using embodied approaches in order to study, explore or investigate a topic. But what does it actually mean to be 'embodied'? This book explores why and how we use our bodies in order to research, what an embodied approach brings to a research project, and the kinds of considerations that need to be taken into account to research in this way.
We all have bodies, feelings, emotions and experiences that affect the questions we are interested in, the ways in which we choose to approach finding out the answers to those questions, and the patterns we see in the data we gather as a result. Embodied Inquiry foregrounds these questions of positionality and reflexivity in research. It considers how a project or study may be designed to take these into account and why multimodal and creative approaches to research may be used to capture embodied experiences. The book offers insights into how to analyse the types of data emerging from embodied inquiries, and the ethical considerations that are important to consider.
Accounting for the interdisciplinary nature of the field, this book has been written to be a concise primer into Embodied Inquiry for research students, scholars and practitioners alike.
This book is part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series, which is produced by Bloomsbury and the National Centre for Research Methods
Making research happen: panel response by Dr Yenn Lee
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 Yenn Lee, School of Oriental and African Studie
Case Studies in Research Methods Pedagogy - Teaching ethnographic methods through facilitated discussion
Get PDFThis case study draws upon 12 hours of classroom observation, two teacher interviews and observation of one teaching planning session prior to teaching. A video-stimulated focus group engaged teachers and learners together immediately after the second session. Data was also informed by two short student interviews and informal research conversations with students across the sessions. Lastly, exit interviews with the teaching team reflected on the course. Researchers had access to all teaching and evaluation materials, and, with participant consent, learners’ written contributions to sessions. This is done to draw out the teacher’s craft knowledge – the strategies and tactics that make the teaching come alive, as well as understanding learners’ perspectives
The NCRM wayfinder guide to conducting ethnographic research in the Covid-19 era
Get PDFAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, social researchers have been seeking ways to move their projects forward despite the unprecedented challenges of lockdowns, social distancing measures, and international travel restrictions. Ethnographic research is one of the areas where the challenges have been particularly pronounced, due to its traditional emphasis on close interactions and bonds between the researcher and research participants. This guide aims to provide practical pointers for researchers who wish to adapt ethnographic methods around the constraints imposed by the pandemic
Community Studies
No full textFirst published Open Access under a Creative Commons license as What are Community Studies?, this title is now also available as part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series.
In the age of globalization and the changing welfare state, community relations are now more important than ever. This book gives an overview of the community studies field, with particular focus on the research methods used, and how they have evolved in recent years. Defining the key terms in the field, it outlines the history of the methods used in community studies and uses examples and case studies to illuminate the theory.
This book captures the organization of modern community life and shows how current researchers are working with broader and more imaginative definitions of community. Responding to criticisms of the field, Graham Crow challenges our traditional notions of communities and how they are analysed. Graham Crow's text will be a vital resource to researchers in the field.
This book is part of the Bloomsbury Research Methods series, which is produced by Bloomsbury and the National Centre for Research Methods