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The ethics of sensing and design
No full textMany people wear sensors for heart rate, sleeping patterns, and physical activity. And fixed sensors in houses can be plugged in to measure sound and energy use. Using such sensors effectively could reduce the need for questionnaires and interviews, providing potentially more accurate reporting
Anonymisation: theory and practice
No full textIn this video Professor Elliot describes the fundamental concepts that underpin the notion of anonymisation. He demystifies the term and other related concepts and argues for a holistic, functional approach
Goodness of fit statistics for Poisson regression
No full textThis video presents goodness of fit statistics for Poisson regression. It introduces the Pearson and likelihood-ratio test statistics
Using skype in qualitative interviews with young people
No full textDr Susie Weller discusses her NCRM funded methodological funded project and asserts that digital communication technologies present many new and exciting opportunities for recruiting participants, carrying out fieldwork and publicizing research findings
The challenges of linking health service data
No full textNeil Serougi discusses the controversial care data programmme, designed to share patients' health and social care information in order to see what works and what doesn't in the NHS
Narrative projects in action
No full textIn this presentation, Jill Bradbury describes her work with colleagues in the NEST network, researching with women and young people, across South Africa's historical trajectory, and using a variety of visual as well as verbal methods to witness and understand lines of socioeconomic oppression and transformation, as well as personal suffering and strength
From start to finish: A framework for the production of small area official statistics
Get PDFSmall area estimation is a research area in official and survey statistics of great practical relevance for National Statistical Institutes and related organisations. Despite rapid developments in methodology and software, researchers and users would benefit from having practical guidelines that assist the process of small area estimation. In this paper we propose a general framework for the production of small area statistics that is based on three broadly defined stages namely, Specification, Analysis/Adaptation and Evaluation. The corner stone of the proposed framework is the principle of parsimony. Emphasis is given on the interaction between a user and a methodologist for specifying the target geography and parameters in light of the available data. Model-free and model-dependent methods are described with focus on model selection and testing, model diagnostics and adaptations e.g. use of data transformations. The use of uncertainty measures and model and design-based simulations for method evaluation are also at the centre of the paper. We illustrate each stage of the process both theoretically and by using real data for estimating a simple and complex (non-linear) indicators
Teaching research methods in the social sciences: Expert perspectives on pedagogy and practice
Get PDFCapacity building in social science research methods is positioned by research councils as crucial to global competitiveness. The pedagogies involved, however, remain under-researched and the pedagogical culture under-developed. This paper builds upon recent thematic reviews of the literature to report new research that shifts the focus from individual experiences of research methods teaching to empirical evidence from a study crossing research methods, disciplines and nations. A dialogic, expert panel method was used, engaging international experts to examine teaching and learning practices in advanced social research methods. Experts’ perspectives demonstrated strong thematic commonalities across quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods domains in terms of pedagogy, i.e. connecting learners to research, giving direct and immersive experiences of research practice and promoting reflexivity. This paper argues that through analysis of expert responses to the distinct pedagogic challenges of the methods classroom, the principles and illustrative examples generated can form the knowledge and understanding required to enhance pedagogic culture and practice
