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Paper
2:
Analysis of Census Data
Due
by MIDNIGHT on December 17.
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as much description and analysis about your approved
research question as can be answered using U.S.
Census Data.
Your
paper should be well-organized, with
- an
introduction which briefly describes the county
and presents and explains your research question;
- a
description of the county in terms of your key
variables and the population you are studying
-- in 1990 and 2000; (In describing the county,
use percentages to put numbers into perspective.)
- an
analysis of the relationships among the variables;
- a
discussion of the change between 1990 and 2000;
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discussion of what this means in terms of the
characteristics of the county.
- Turn
in your paper, in a WORD or WORDPERFECT file,
via the drop box.
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Be
sure to:
- cite
all sources of information, including the exact
table information;
- use
ASA format as described in the California
State University Style Guide;
- turn
in a final draft which is free of spelling and
grammatical errors and reflects a high level
of professionalism.
- While
length is not part of the grade, most well-researched
papers will be 5-7 pages in length.
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HINTS FOR A
BETTER PAPER |
Avoid
plagiarism. Read this Indiana University
web site and consult it frequently to
avoid plagiarism! Plagiarism results in
an automatic "F" for the class.
Plagiarism:
What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid
It
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Statements of FACT which are not common
knowledge (like ice is cold) should be cited.
By that, I mean that the statement needs
to be followed by a reference (table number
and web site) of the documentation of this
fact. The complete citation should
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The reference list, at the end of the paper,
should be in alphabetical or numerical order.
For this paper, an extensive bibliography
is not necessary. You will site particular
census tables. |
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Unlike these instructions,
your paper should not make recommendations
about what people or organizations should
do. Please search for the word "should"
and if you find a recommendatin for action
or policy, take it out of the paper.
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Social science research is based
on statistical or logical inferences.
Therefore, like research in many other fields
including much of biology and astronomy,
we do not prove things. We
present evidence. The evidence
either supports or fails to support statements
or hypotheses. Search for the word
"prove" and take it out of your
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| Know
the difference between "affect"
(a verb meaning to make a difference) and
"effect" (a noun meaning result
or outcome). |
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word "Caucasian" comes from 17th
Century racist assumptions and is problematic.
Please use "European American"
or "White." The term was once
used by Anthropologists and Biologists,
but its scientific use has been dropped.
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© 2003,
Mary Kay Schleiter. All rights reserved.
Questions, comments and suggestions should be directed to mks@uwp.edu.
Last Updated: December 8, 2003
URL: http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/sociology/mks/second/p2.htm
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