Research Methods & Statistics for Criminal Justice

Complete the Individual Project 1 before completing this assignment. Quantitative design should address the descriptive and the inferential statistical analysis that will be used to analyze the data. Qualitative design needs should define how the data will be organized, what trends will be looked at, and how differences and similarities will be identified.

• Explain the various means available to you for gathering data on the topic you have chosen.
• Explain at least 3 different means of collecting appropriate data and how you would analyze it.
• What challenges exist when collecting quantitative data?
• What challenges exist when collecting qualitative data?

4 paragraphs and no more then 25% plaigiarism.