SRD- ASS 1B

Statistics and Research Design Assignment 1: A brief description of the final project dataset (5.0 points) ****Please use these data below****:

The 500 Family Study [1998-2000: United States] (ICPSR 4549)

https://www.childandfamilydataarchive.org/cfda/archives/cfda/studies/4549

Download these data above [(1) SPSS data file, (2) user’s guide, and (3) code book]. Answer the following questions in short paragraphs.

1. What is the dataset? Specify (a) the dataset name & (b) link. The dataset name is “The 500 Family Study [1998-2000: United States]”.

The link is https://www.childandfamilydataarchive.org/cfda/archives/cfda/studies/4549 .

2. What is (a) the overall aim of the original project? What is (b) the specific research topic you are interested in studying in your project?

3. Who are the participants? Specify (a) the number of participants, (b) who are they (e.g., teachers,

parents, children, adolescents, etc.), and (c) their basic demographic characteristics (at least 6) (average age, gender, race, low-income etc.)

4. What is the study design? Specify (a) when and (b) where each wave of data collection occurred, and (c)

whether this is an experimental study or correlational study. 5. Pick 6-8 key demographic variables/constructs that are relevant to your research topic you are interested in

studying in your project. For each variable, (a) Specify their definition and (b) scale (NOIR- Nominal Scales, Ordinal Scales, Interval Scales, Ratio Scales) and (c) describe how each variable was measured or coded (survey, direct assessment, observation, etc.) i.e. 4 of them are continuous variable (Self-esteem composite score based on a 6-8 item scale is considered as 1 variable).

Hits: The dataset needs of Dataset:

- At least 6 demographic variables. (Race, gender, age, educational level, income, immigration status, marriage status etc.)

- *****4 of them are continuous variable. (Self- Esteem composite score based on a 6-item scale is considered as 1 variable)

Website: - General description of the project (goal, sample, timeline, etc.)

User’s guide and Code book: - The meaning of each variable. - Summary variable, wave of data collection, survey information, reliability information, etc.