Social Scientists analyze qualitative and quantitative data to create knowledge, inform policy, and consider social phenomena and outcomes. The goal for this week’s writing is to analyze some data that are related to an area of interest. Select a report or data source. The data selected should be readily available on the web or other resources. For example, are there reports on juvenile detention? School curriculum outcomes The data selected should be readily available on the web or other resources. For the data you are analyzing do the following:
1, Describe what the goal of the data appears to be. In what ways do the data seem to address the stated goals of the report (If there are no stated goals, what is your analysis of the goals)
2. What are some useful findings in the data? In what ways is that information useful?
3. What data and type of information are missing from the report? What might be the impact of that omission?
4. In what ways might you modify the data reporting?