Phase 3. Operationalization/Methods

1. Describe your dataset

Units of analysis (Individuals, countries, cities, states, nations)

Selection of cases

Note: How are you selecting your cases?

Why are you selecting the cases in the way you are selecting?

Number of cases

2. Describe how you are operationalizing your concepts. In other words, describe how you are measuring your concepts with your variables

Dependent variable

Main independent variable

Other independent variables (control variables)

Note: Include the sources of your data.

Discuss the coding of your variables.

Discuss why you are including the variables in your analysis.

3. Describe what statistics you are using.

Note:

1. At the end of the semester, you will turn in your paper by combining the phases. You will be asked to turn in the original phases with your final paper. In other words, you need to keep your original phases with my comments after I return them to you.

2. Staple (Do not use a binder).

3. Save your work in disks (Make sure to have multiple backups). You will be responsible for a lost file.

4. Overall, present your paper professionally.