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7
METHODS OF DATA GENERATION
IN RESEARCH
— Key questions
Key concepts
Incrvews, Quest
Ofc! saves
wires, Etmnograply, Obseration, Document
Overview
“The previous two chapters wee based on tea
ideo nyt parse on th hc you might be ered in
rental at sources that i he ‘hich you mighe
erat ane mf dasha,
$oure metho th
teva eign procs Reve Scots i th nce on Hnowlps
in pling Kas ong va broaden ihe ang Of methods ht reachesa Rewer Design in Ubon Haming
‘might use — an * r sesecia
‘nisoloy of mic’ for sani ene
19) ing heen thera ghana actos of 2
nd ane eho af vaso Se fh
‘Gh! ie ado meds af wre whch ae sen 3
thar imal ina situation to describe the nature of thet xP
Suton thr wm wordy ooh oe mae 7
‘Tose ony sans man tc a he poi
‘in Chapter 2). sean eran
ES a
“a nip he nt
{festnatods. ios whar mete are yale? Second why 83
cece Sr nS
‘this stag eo To not think’ that it is parsscularly
Spas meen en al
Sete henner ele
neriews and questionnaires, obrvation and hoe P 8 a,
Siete hearers gaa ee
= fart? acount when thinking about which methods
carrera for your reach then examines why you ht
tare
“ a
a issues in the choice of methods
TRS fn simple anewe othe ques in
SRR A ete ee
‘how ty Seemed pe eh
thd ot ie Sen ofr whasised the impor we
tho fd search This applies equal #0 at
nts peeraton| 7
Date . oe
pose of your research AE 20" ht
a ‘which litte is known, Wit Te git
makes few prior assumptions 2° qatt
scribe a situation in some detail Wit! ie
‘tion ee account for some Fathi dhe
= is about 4 factor invalved or © 3
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2 nd of the cime
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foc dats pean xh ania
(ete ‘Tere ae monetary coms associated wit ll
Teeth ling vel epee so cont fe
ews the cont of dispatching and paying forthe ‘HE Te
{tennis Badges wll ao lini he umber of cases tat
‘Mresigted as well asthe dept wo which a cas can Be Hes
shee eased tenth tora cnr gt ed
Finally, there are the assumptions essa
fais ie ure i's par wy oe
Chapter 2 trees superior tothe alternatives. AUG Jat
at theories (or asumpeons)~ sometines SS
decribed as mthodalogmal theories = abO¥
nthe way that research scondocted, inline PI
sa i ea
rasan itor mc
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re observing what we thi acs
aiken wt et we aon 8
riba pal he rrp ae
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Interviews and questionnaires
sys an 2
What are interviews and questionnaireS:
ae ‘very familiar 80 plan-
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ferent characteristics and it mish BBO 5
f methods A mumber of dimension
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Your erature review sugested at
Tt eter opernd th ao tn ext
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cn ae ae Far Haren OH erate
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“meaning” with what iin he mind ofthe penton who rhe riot of the
inerview oe Gorm, 200)
Soave resekhrs fe uctivedintevicw s bing sproprins fc some
‘types of quetons, bt not otters. Question cn he life 3 seeking ty
find oat wha people know, what hey do and what they thik andr fel
“This lads tn questions concerned’ with Tact, with behaviour, and wth
lls ates (Robson 2008: 272) epee. Arktson nd Kiron
(2001) resid thei questions othe respondents ery lel face
(wha thei tenure of housing was whether hey owned scars wheter they
‘tere employed wh ele ved with thes ether ey had ends nd a
iy nnn the sume neighbourhood} and a hehaiou whether they had
lk tht neighbour during te rei weckdsy, and what they were
boing when they dd) but noe to ats They sage tha he fae
"on fo esting the gusto they asked andthe dat they band was
thar they were considered sual for a quanttve approach i sont
tome of he more atin outcomes which woul be eter tackled by
‘gave oe ethnographic methods” (2001: 2283-4). By “guaeative
Spyro in ths comeat we can rend stractred interviews. ital as We
‘nin Chapter 3, Burges tl 1988: 436) lied that qustonnaies or
Strctred teres were ‘widely acknowledged to bea adequate mech
‘ibm fo revealing values and anton wit uaative meted ate
‘mote witbl for exploring attudes an values about open space cause
‘ch approaches are rou nth context of poop alles Rares,
1984 Caner and Sra, 196)
However more stucred types of inerviwing ave besn eto meat
‘ce tiesto own ad country planing In England (McCarthy and
“Herzo, 1995} and have hoe act stay the sity of i nee
‘banal body of reach by pachologits 4 hes has ben condected
‘sing ste methods and atin sales, ad standard texte on
Fesetch methods, sch at Robson (2002), advowate thse methods
Depth vs. breach interviews
Another dimension on which interviews as a rsatch method ate sen 49
ieee inthe dec with which oie is ivestiated daring the couse of
‘an imerview. This linked tothe diference beeen estar and
‘structured (often called quale servis) which ae sen epi
explore a opi rene dee ht ving nerves with fone cases nd
‘acued (qunttatve) iteviews, wich amore limited. questions bat
whee the numberof cases Is much larger There 3 trade-off sven the
Pract ints eo sol scale exec, heron the nun of ese ou can
Investigate and the depth with which ania can be explored
thd ota Gaerton in Rscrch 1
Individual vs. group interviews
‘Thi isnction ovo lat othe nam of pple who are subi
the itr, Gry interviews ba ste ma come in et Ye
{Grup nerve or fain oe) sole asa up who ae ed by a0
inevewer Why group? Whe fen fies op ers he
Proce by whe roup rks ut eos age ves on ep
{The rcarch by Brg 3 (1988 th pro of espa on he i
fc of cpen spac pol’ ly esas eae in Chet 2. The
tettodbogia ustaion wast he paces of op ican, ch
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tach ith per gs cr tt pe Sha
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eurchen ur grup ters fr pte two thy ar a ucer se
‘eaper way of conducng crew wth dhe same sinker of sopamle
though mthdoloalcosens com fe gored ee Bese ofthe uy
‘ymamic solved Hl tha the ets one es wl Fe die fom
‘hone obtained rom srs onl tries Le what ppl wil ay
‘ma group wl ier fom what they might an inl meri. Tee
Se rata advantage tn = everyone rm up a hey al ed
‘een sorte pration mcs oshe rach
‘time and posable travelling expemes, onthe asumpion that tis probably
‘ly pole conduct two sce ries sn ay ds Telephone ine
Miews can overcome tas problem andthe where questioner may aso
Tefal a they sek answers to questions i roctared wa. They ae
Aely nin planning rena im tent dissertation, a fe hat
Greed (1994) dey hy can be ase ua aerate fo Fae
Interviewing hgh ot apes cad hey have the praia advantage
that hey ae a imple cheap and mach ese comurming than nerves
fran extended period of vcraton av methods of grerting date
Ethnography and observation
What is ethnography?
‘swith mos aspects of soil racarch there some diference of opinion
eget agree eee eT ed
the lieeatore on edhnoranhy im soning, Greed (1994: 125) argos thatbe ecrch Design in Ubon Ping
a
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int tens And documents of interest co plants pe
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thei clopment plans ar Pr tans do not have & =
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tacartand Papers mls of erie wees (porate caters msgs
‘tasporenoamental ses ina lcaliy and ster supplementary poly
Sccuments Ths an be an important source of scondaty dat which ea
be sed sbseguent research fe he ection below onal att)
Practical reasons
“Thre may be prc reasons for bing interest in ing documents. You
may wash 9 do sme fer research on stops and we the same soe OF
locument as wed by previous esarcher Foe sta of plantings they
my betheony anise source of date on 3 topic ach changing non
Policy for ten planing Hobbs (1996) wed docament lke legslasion,
onl gudance and dette in Palmetto nt he changing ange
nd nae of national planing concern ver he pried 1945-96 Seely
Healy and Shaw (1984) desc the way tht the ‘vironment has Bee
ected by planters and poly makers over the postwar period. In Bot
theese those people who were vied in the formulation of poly are
‘olange acest a aie, Even oer a thor pend, 220 en period,
‘in sarge Hsry of rsdental desler, sy ot be pole
"oid pope inter base they have reed or moved to otber poss
{nd can no lope bere or coraced or you can tack he dow he
‘fens are wo remarry canto reiembe them vey cer.
Methodological reasons
eis lear shat researchers comepralte the documents from which they
senate data in diferent ways and his wil influence the way tey ame
their reseech questions snd go about eneating this data (May) 2003)
Some may se the dat and analy include in ofc plans and policy
socuments 3 objtivesstement of fat about the tend nthe popula
tion economy and wansport systems sn the place that they deseo Foe
‘Berke and Conroy (2004) inthe research disused above, she method:
lope agument would be thatthe text ofthe local plan documents they
‘alse preset an objective ssenment of how well the plan policies
Promoted the concep of ssainable development
Foc other researches the ines Jocutbent is what the el ws about
Ihow thon who proce them inspect the word. Greed (1994: 120) foe
‘xample dusts how she read the journal ofthe Royal Town Panning
rofsion fom i fceeon and spent ine i what se lle vecroapetve
Mah f Dla Geneaon Rach 139
‘Abo 1199} Lee (2D), and hone documents whe a red
Tesco ier een dot hh wee ely
ie inflenc othe content of Socament which exited pio the
fevearcy wis the rseatcher has very agit oppress ole
the comtnt of dcuents anda thug he ecanch procesAbouh
fe would sem thatthe lane are scene th peso document ae we
thes howerce Hane ing pe-exting octane the, the Seton of
‘what wien is dtermind hy the ator ad he purposes for which ve
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Tes of development require planning Pee 2 measure of demand
icin stele ley
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seep on thatthe term JeOTOST TT he ha
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his hyponhenis
a «
emision Brotherton agus (McNamara et 1984) that i
Imeem one woud expec wer refi aes where shee met
‘atone an thi in et coms to be a thoush he doubts wether she
‘reappiatondcusom explanation ithe eorect 0
[Exoreise: Methods of data generation ral
ovine hape, ousnold now hap, bo ina soa
{ort sost the tans ot dat Gearon which you Tah 43 1
‘star your Yesouchqueston, Tis enfle ake YOu 1
4. ety he posite mato nat you mies,
2. Me stort motos onthe acvartages and dsacvanages of ese
eth fr your pose grt tems of bmg yOu to arn
reso usin tin tase fy wh YH
‘etgtnrste hed, ary ata coralgetins (ne ard mane)
alae) and te natologel arguments tat oud conwneng.
Mth of Da Geneon in Reach us
Further Reading
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the fre ten pre ronson be apr Ts cd aye eee ot
oh mig tne at aed (9 pre
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Huda Rané pan 5.05) ah Mato, tin Lando: Roue,
Rotan C00) ea Wn Rach Ofer Bae.
Far mee dale dion of yc mei sic he oni od be
Interviews and questionnaires
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roi Loner nn
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em. Sen eel Reno, tn Londo Rote
‘Gn. 2006 Cente» Grater 2 En Lend Conia
al. S 208 Dag rs Lang
ing an Hoods C009) bere Qn Row Lond Sige.
Ethnography and obseration
rein. (87 Dang Eph ont Cth Thon Ot
iter 088) Orato cs Sede ance Lf: Can
Hanmer nt ian) ner Pen Pace London Rosti Pawar Dain in bon Honing
Documents
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See hectare ny
menses
— Key questions ——
What types of linseed 2"
Whats data anal How do et
iat ypeso ata ae tee?
Key concepes
ageae le
ingest
Overview
of
the sae
rch tat
testo pay es gee me
SSNS ati etn ee eee oe
slams that can be made on he ins aad
ch can fe sen a ans 10 et
‘eins andr explanatory rearfut often, thre an intense stage towards the end of the period of
‘arch wen the analy of he dats eerted i he min concer
Relecing back te Uncusson a Chapters § and 6, we ca se aims as
operating a two levee, Fs there ae cs or ining whch rat
the cae or cues sae i he research Second there ae Wider claims OF
erations made onthe basi the resarch. When the research gues
on is deciptve andthe cece std ae chug to be representative of
‘wider ppelation, descriptive lim about these cases may be the basis of
{mempiralpnealisation rom he ample othe popation. This could be,
$y, fom research on afew ces, neighbourhoods or phe all ties,
‘mgloarhond or planners
"Where he reeach guction explanatory a theoreti generalisation is
made when am account which ge for why something happened in the
‘Ses amined i aken at Being applicable beyond hese cases 1 all eases
there sac conditions apy. Fr example» genealation from the factors
Thich alls the mepstiing emer of ew lca planing authors £0
“velopment aplictions oa theory abou al wich cares
Resschguetions hereto tthe are ofthe clams you will ek wo
snake on the bn of your rach nl he pry of your als Anais
‘np you spyrt those claims by ain your aa so'eidence' Ror
‘hs rest it early very impor pr of research desi Bu Nk
shout amass tends be nee omarion wth the atesondevoned
tou
-The mtu ofthe eerch question pose, how open-ended ii wil alo
‘fect the amount of work ote undereaken athe analysis stage, during and
ter dae nerion compared withthe eer researc design sage 10
fate chapters advecatel a approach fo research questions which nate
rome the tape of uch questions
“The chapter proceeds saws sears wth a re rvew ofthe rypes of
daa aca be geerated data dhe for of words or mmbers- This ats
‘he way ha das gana. han examines nr, examples of goa
tre and qualitative analyss to answer both desrpve and explanatory
"orstons des from the research autor conuered in ear chapters of
the hook. The am sto econ he lag ofthe ana, deawing 00 the
‘autho explanations where these ate vaale. Typical qantiasie analysis
in pinning secarch ned onthe analy sarvey dat. Here, tee ae
selhdeveoped echnigucs for anaing data which an be adopted, and can
es Arai 11
eee eer eee eT
ble for sch nay (og 88, MINFTAB). Tc forse var of
ea eed ered
te wed for this prone Ginchling th eof word procening sd sea
shew In ark proal hy quate researcher planing te
ity 16 char ety ler ti mas ls fn nore Tha ea ed
inser over the aconaby of the aaa dios which ave ben
taken. Gm 200 19) ages hat tell nyt hel
tvs eo scruie o chexk the pris of aaa to do so wit sant
‘earch because there ar andar provera nueria dit pr
Sealy weighty BY cons it may be dif to hcp track th
eee eT era
{tom qualative escarch mane tha canoe cy be shared wth ors
Qualitative and quantitative data
Making 2 dininctom terwecn thse nwo eyes of data is important
Ice it wil affect the way that you wl be to snaye the daa Bt
rear ee eta
tions you tike about the methods of data generation, Sod ato the
umber of cases selected for stay or the purpone i hie shapes Lm
faking qualitative data eo be dita be analaed which nin the fore of
sword Iecould have been generated sth suo recording and ta
ed eee eee eee)
interviews (s conducted by Burgess ct 11988) or fom the ex
Acumen of various Kind, Quanta dat a hi defi
inthe Form of numbers, Mach ofthis data may ately have erigoted
fn the form of words ut has ben subsequence ax mame: Fr
tample, seruttared inervews analy snk clwed quctiog to whic
here ae a limited ange of anaes th design of the nevi soho
eee ele gpa eee
‘about to take an example fro Atkin and Kites (2001) whether
the respondent had left their Heighbouthood daring the previous week
(day ea Be tne with eer" oral thee oe gh
be Land the cde Forno" might be 2 Het hee plication that
ae eae eet eer ee eee rte
ters ae effciely labels but stil package Uke SPSS abe fo
handle numbers mare iin than words ashe al of gana
ats, tay dein have sleet bora tkas about bow the Gata wl beNO eeeeeeeeSSSSOOCNC‘C(RYNSSCNSC‘OS
12. Forch Dig in on Honing
organised ad abled or coded bur where the ess of data gent
vag 2
far data in the form of words spall decisions about ides
oving temain to be tken
Quantitative analysis of survey data
A descriptive research question
post
‘The example I draw on here is from research by Hoch (1988), as i
‘some research on planning, and political conflict by Forester S08 7 14
‘Pant observation and by in-depth interviews with planners by Ba
1988) was imerested in how representative the findings of HE ad
“studies were and he undertook to conduct'a national stud of rane
‘ren ple (Xe no SF
do when they bee tho economic ca, plas ait
sional competence of moral itegrty ate subject to atack. (Ho=h. | ‘an a0
“The is aim, andthe on of interest ere, eset £098 oh
‘tate estimate of the how many planners had faced political conic
‘Kenton oe kao ah
and sent t0 a random sar ‘of the national mem le
Aen ne te he
‘more than one in four of the sam '9%) returned completed 5
(526) He won pest epee
SmI a the ihe be expend atthe dsen sexe ec
‘Nolet thn the 10% rons rca he four 2
‘Nevertheless, im terms of obtaining an accurate esimatc of COO
ime thorn spe cons cease fe
scognised as a problem if you are EYP." aes
mehr aaron
ofthe sample analysed. The other aspect one
ole Pah
si Uh fom whch gnc na sfc
ee ee of the American Planning Association, ad * ing i
Ametian Planning Asiocation may aot be WOH git
"hoot ther apace were inlet
iets how te poplaon of eres te
random ample ele ‘shin
laoreet ad te chieed ampe
at Anns 159
-
{repens aren tt
Pere ssoai baer opione Sr Fame
fxn by sking an oF
rede wich
i to ding te
Tee san came of
Sco sls Tht
2g to cde Sine
Sof peal a
wise oan ort Hoch ol
ech ya eis wich We
Te nature ofthe confi planners sed
dd qian wher the estosens 05455
ere hen coded bythe meas
Ihre the respondent dd ot
Salta component within an ther gen
de on he eateries ito
Yh sryey wast eal ho
kt were flowing se rs zs
wi ruil
ave desde a eh den sa tat
we on of the
rey he ein ah Ny ee
Orbe mie ead w ne sae he 2M nc eh
Sipe ve decid that he wo a
"ponents and au thn the DS38 sort Digna Ubon Panning
Descriptive analysis
“The sim hee was to make some deci claims aout she nature of
the teats pic confi tat panes inthe USA faced daring
the cours of th work, a what action they tok when faced with h
onl. The anal sot fia to ett te frequency ofthese Se
ferent type of pot conics, spaying the data forthe variable ina
‘abl ced a reuencydisibuton” Variable are the representations
oF the ely of wx He tat guanine researches are sing £0
‘ee: Th con be ec how wl ak aie sty
‘essary i urn ont valiy) We wl ean exam
oe
Jest oer hal (36%) of texpondcns reported a svete polial
‘nic ving tir crete. Table 81 (based on Hoch, 1988) stows
freuen dtborion opps of sof fed y Planners, Thi ale
sows te numer of exponents who gave a parca answer and the
Perea ol eapondents nach category The frequen) dsbtion
Sows that the mot frequent sp of confer arose over develoent that
‘vas in confi th plang Pepe or otc. The second mot fe
Susteren sew fewten he pantera lal Pcs
{Hosted cathy acl nthe USA) wh he plane sper
toe The pope lore hse dint ctor of conc by ing
Alscpda of some ofthe exes of pica conic reported in the vey
‘by gesing verbatim wha the plantrs had wren he quetonnae
summa stuaton vera he planes sel harassment
‘omy toe ae cel fom te ge numer revordd om the gues
omnes and provide "quae guotes which cam spice up what ight be
‘etna ath dy aman
le 81 peo Caer perenens
imacoas Seetaieeie eae ota
Mais. an”
tal one * 0
‘a ope Ey "
Pes” % te
Sea " .
Stare A +
Date Ani 155
Another pice of analyst showed that one neice planners faced such
ont more than once and 15% dd ery or wore often. He makes an
‘inca pencraleanon on the has of hie evidence a whe threaten
inn plical cont are sly widespread among planner they are no
2 eeguent occurence in most planers caer’ (1988 37) What did
Planners do in the face af cone? Flere the ana concerned wih
‘Mhether the planner had taken sone action eo aed the confit ad
‘thether that ation had been uc che eof lane Table 8.2
in simple crow eabulation~ ora ple of variate analy =i which
these two variables ave coniered a hc same ime. The percentages ih
thie able show the percentage of al those who had experienced penal
ence divided Bewcen the diferent cell ofthe able The oa of the
peventags als up 100% andthe N atthe atom of he table reer
{othe sus of the sample fom hich tere percentages have Ben ake
laced. This analyse shows Tour eategone of respons and outcome:
Planner were eter sca -onrahli sate an onpepared
Tosa we know tar thee cateyore mere alton previous reseahy
Coming from x previo intervie survey of Chicago planers cried out
ty Hoch and a college
“ele 12. Gert oP ol Coney Sct ince
“The descriptive claim here ie haath vc of fie planners eter
{ed to ave the pow of onfct or soup to scat and esate
potential dapat efor hey cae restr cya Hid were sees
Ral" 988. 29). The problem wih ewripee clams and ompiseal
tenealition ofthis sore docs no ie wt dats nae, bu with the
Fadequacy ofthe sme fa are planes the APA representa of
A pacners tn he USA) and the pswile recused bythe very lee
umber of pople who ale wo sep othe questo ee Pigate 1).————————— eS — ————— — — —”—”——
- ezrch Ds a Uthon Hanning
‘eas ro ave faced threxeing pol coi in hi ate
ehhh apne ha Om
ea o rng ria hos
{eeGinl ss cot mip hare hough taser wold B00
‘poetic yh wa tate eh
Seer opoos mole nc nef cn
fn olanaory research question
ek 4 Ke
; Jone as inde by Akin
teats Ger py fr rome
Sweses Gerla aot wo
Ssh he eed pence a
‘Asim RED 0 beat (Adin and Kins 2007 27
he ie wc en oe
Tabor aronach etna so
Eeeeieare ee mare ree
eee ee
vac ne he Py a i a
tpn det pac on al sey ea vhch a m
PPor for nt apa ae
pay focus onthe eighbourod
ad
‘he aca and a oar ad al, mh afc he PSE
cling cmp li itn ere meh
Mento Pl a we
Bemis a oe a
S rated the cap 7 place win wach hin
Silos
ecard of wid a deprived! and a mixed area i)
Gagew) a enon rem we
ww
at Anas
sane for ies We soul te 3 chi
hate i shane
a det ma es
Se eral mI amok oe See
(Sl det eat AL oie
at mio th meighbourhood
th me (le tbe IE
So enables mensaring
jo a vars as shows
ue aed 1-658
arb =158 sarc signin Ubon Planing
Hw do we inept thi able? Fis, there ae evo confounding factors or
“eonol vvbls here Theft consol variable represented bythe dv
son he coluas inthe tbl Between Edinburgh ard Glasgow thet
‘epesenting more and ess prosperous cy contexts rather than these ites
tring ofan neste terest mth sation. We might Byporbess that
role inthe ewes would be ily have diferent employment pro
et otis ference ‘contol for inthe analysis inthe table, We
‘woul expect to finda hghe evel of employment in general im Edinburgh
‘han Gang
“The independent variable, the sopponed “aus ia this analysis the cone
sotration of poverty soil in) in he aren This i efleted so the
‘alvvson inthe ble berween two ates wt eack cy one thet a
‘keine area an theaters mined res the deprived sas being shaded
Soin Edinburgh tbe depeved aes abled Dale an the mice en
‘Locka and in Glasgow they ae Westland "Crile repesvely,
{this als thre are tus pombe inane a diferent pia cle on
xeoyment prospects for ete. This uations ometines described
‘mulere ami
“Thre are fut columns in the table, At the top ofeach coum eto be
seen Peerage’ and The percentage bee efers to the percentage of
eopl fs given tenure Nsthe size ofthe sample of respondent for ech
fend. Ths for Dali, 58.1% of owner occupies were fa erploynent
neon asamp of apres Dale who were wero:
anor forthe manent, the tenure of espondent the testo the hypo
{si aboot te impact of the concentration ofthe poor in area om the
‘saree ones woul be mesred by comparing sc cployment
at oo group of people, one ving a ae ith igh conceteton
‘of he pot and the other sup ling «neighbourhood with lower concen
‘eation, We can see shat bth Edinburgh ad in Glasgow, the deprived
areas have a lower percentage of those in employment than thowe tthe
‘input miedare. For example; employment for edents 16-43 tn
‘Westies 31% whist ti Sh Cini. 80, att ight we have
‘evidence fan sociation betwean the level of depvaton and he chances
‘hata eset wosld ben copoymet
‘Butof cous, the arse were slated in the se lac on the basis ofthe
levis depriaton in he aes and one ofthe sideators of deprivation
' unemployment oe people who are ouside the labour market hence we
‘woul expect thee ference to cx Ahanson ad Kine (2001. 2392)
ete concerned however whether thre is an atonal neighbourhood
onto to jolene’ What we want 0 know, then, whether people
DeAnda 159
Ghee of teaitngemplopnce hel hy te uke ot ves TME
eee eee
Those coc ening ween toe poor Toran ta alo
eee
pln ocr a ning onpace: ane sea We an Cnt
By i wih le. A peony vue ane which nthe ew of he
ae ae eee pee
fete whch th cs povey bx wh forum prac ease
fans eee
{ emonable spponmaton
‘oes le i en dec npc of ogni
higher or lower cncenang of prey on te cane of bes
Carploynrat Ga the ae fe he ole ages athe ines ay
pen onthe wan cacpry at ec af ake he pps
ter rs) ihe doped ra ar aw Hh oe enptomen
{Gt han owner cep iit ned ea 2.0%) wc oe
‘Gn te hype Prt fle atone ened hong, oe
Faken be posh Met ae no ce ober tae eee
{is wo aes wi 16% isthe dpe as a9d 33.9 ne mie
{Sta neoploen: thong he dif some wi he pt
eg = ca sce ro ave opprea e vtec bypri:
{Eas ha aoloyes te sem (0 be sera hper oe se
Tring in he Speed en
Tbe lnk a te paseo ci, Ghigo hee sina
pater th nnd th ore pnp cs dr, or ot
Slee tow nea scary roel waa. and ve bow
fae te compared wth GONG be eed a Fee ol
tuiioey basing tea wy sl ptenages 2215 ond 22.7%
oe incl nr rns Fr asic ang ion
freee fn opt ae! pe of ong ee deed
Festi ioe eee cee we oeree ne
of coe omy ee ed
Eitopipene ihc depo mid te ig emer
{i porn ae empl cc snl th ute he eed
esa ea ete10 eee Onn Ubon Honing
Chance or sandom sampling error in stitial analyse is always a
pouty when te data ng aad s sed on spl of be option
fre box 1). Th would mean in thi example thatthe deren cl
tated becween the depeved und mined acts might be duc tothe ature af
the specie sample that was selected for stud, and would no be found i
the mer population from which the sample wa selected. fst By chance
because is eandom sample you hae selected an unreeesenttne sa
le One way to estimate the chance ofthis happening 0 eal the
‘tinal igicance ofthe ference. The enaresof cover sceapers
‘housing asciation ering and private reatingin Table 8.3 are all aster
ished (|. The lr authority tenets not 30 marked The iflerences
Wek dhe double atssk() are sido he sgn at the 5 percent
lee The sll teense herwcen he level of employeent fr those
the depeived and mised area ia Toa aon venue are not stastally
‘pean: Diferences for his tere ae highly ikely ro be due to what is
Sale pling eo
Box 8.1
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TABLE 8.3 FROM.
"ATKINSON AND KINTREA (2001)
How sh weitere stitial spitanc nds ce The eres of
‘Ovmerocapio Hawa Aco sn rte rang ar a stared =
‘Thee desrbed te mating th he roads eget § prc
‘ewan sen wey eo paces in tab e ere
‘We recs bewe ce spears dese aren for hese ee
‘Seg hough oor theo sahoy red aa) ee gute coven
ato rpert he sate cues of nate The S prc ere so
ener cpt a binge west or of pices wc tobe
‘ud rar ppm tay opin
‘Gnu lmeaton ofthe paper hat ti ot er how Os sence has
‘ro eked seo ly at thors wea the c-ieure ts
{twice ned where he sega ats he se wth
Auaredinrforing Hore te me ts qenion om te coded sore
Stal ates Fo ena wi he ear of our scone!
“his te enugorenownerscepie le autoryrhoweng cater
mt revere
eter 18
Sic ice nh ome a fn ate
Too (path ransom sare un om rear nh et.
fre le pred ewer He
‘radar angela ob eo randon singer Dir
‘Re perenne te lal autor oar sa nosey
ge Ter eres tale Ae eae
‘Ev aeocadon been vrsblcs sec that we ca ae eh or
Sampling eror asa explanation forthe suction heer te evel
Aeprvaton and employer, coring forse fhe tena, bt an
eee eee eee era
well be biased, This oul, these, bene ofthe eons why here ea
Some ofthe posible confounding factors have bx co
interycting the greater aces of ermerocepia ithe med ate
‘btuningenployent st elem Sor the ypoths. They sae that
eee eee et ee ee
overty. The character of owneroccapation al oy vary erent Fo
reas with homeownership she dpe sess ng oe marginal nd
msn impart of thon who fu hi Ia auton hoi woe
‘he'rgh ro by So the asta ayo sed commen ie wh ke
berween the ares, een ting ore nt sou And here So sca 1
diferences between the areas neers of he proportion diferent howe
hold ype. For example, thre sre more lane parent Bocas ithe
eprint Thee ae uly foaled hooks wah bow connie
ere paante ete
cde much abr hepa ofthe soil ms neighbourhood i he
‘iss studed, Prt ofthe ference Ietwseh areas rele ferences a
the people living in the aeighbourhos But if a easonable pron,
hen there do seein 20 be eightourhoal eet ose we com far1. Reseach Design in ton ering
income’ in this way, though fo people in some tenures (or income
‘soup socal mis asoxiated with Deter mploynent prospects ut fos
‘ers wth wore ones, Ando course sold be eer face il
‘Geet nihhouonds which enor aes ino sco conta
ehL1
Fcwe 82 Son Ponte Rano ring on cco Sly
Final oe of theca mene in Chapter 6 i whether she sup
ed cathe came before the eet. One othe probes typically
{seid with the wt of turveyt sk gesone aout the Cent
vio Oates of people tat we Know i othing about
{in rds varals, Thc crore setona earch as posed
‘0 longitdina research which follow individuals or hoch over
time, With logitadinl research it woul be possible ro tack oth the