Survey design

I. Hypothesis and measurement:

1. Restate one of the two hypotheses you generated in the first part of your paper.
2. Identify the independent and dependent variables (control variables if it applies).
3. Provide nominal definitions.
   IMPORTANT:
   This is my hypothesis I want you to use. Racial identity has an impact on minority communities as a result of
   discrimination. My null hypothesis is there is no difference between racial identity and discrimination among
   minority communities. My alternative is there is a difference betweenracial identity and discrimination among
   minority communities. Independent variable is race and dependent variable is discrimination. The control
   variable is communities.
   II. Design and planning phase:
4. Decide on the type of survey (e.g. self-administered questionnaire or mail questionnaire, telephone
   interview, face to face, internet). Explain your reasoning.
5. Discuss interviewer training or obtaining a high response rate based on the type of survey chosen.
6. Decide on the time frame (e.g. panel, cohort, cross-sectional, etc.).
7. Sampling issues:
8. Define the target population.
9. Decide on the sampling frame.
10. Decide on the type of sample (e.g., systematic, simple-random, stratified, cluster) and describe how it will be
    conducted.
11. Develop the survey questionnaire:
12. Write twelve to fourteen questions measuring the dependent and independent variables (demographic
    variables do not count).
13. Decide on response categories.
    III. Discuss the methodological limitations of this study.