Alio immigrated to the United States 4 years ago with her fa…
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Aliо immigrаted tо the United Stаtes 4 yeаrs agо with her family. She is a first-year graduate student studying individual opinions of governance. Unfortunately, Alio put off her research until she went home to visit her family over Thanksgiving break. Knowing most people in the neighborhood, the town, her church, etc., Alio thought she could quickly come up with at least 100 survey participants if she went from door-to-door and approached people during her weekly activities. Upon reading Alio's research paper, the professor immediately recognized a problem with the data. Alio was marked down for failing to account for _____________________.
Cоnsider the аrticle оn "Immоrаlity" of Dаta by Wikström and Hübinette (2021) describing the Swedish context where "equality data" (collecting race/ethnic statistics) is often viewed as "immoral" or "un-Swedish." Create a Most Similar Systems Design in which you conduct the same study, but you compare Sweden and one other country of your choosing. That is, you're developing a Small-N observational study based on the research question and findings presented in the Wikstrom and Hubinette (2021) article. Rather than an essay, you may use bullet points to provide your answers to the following: Identify the research question (you may use the same one as the article, but it may need to be updated slightly to accommodate your comparison). Whatever you choose, you should have “equality data” involved in your study. What are your cases: Why did you select those cases and what makes this a MSSD? (This should be at least 2 paragraphs; in the first paragraph you will explain what a defines a MSSD, and in your second paragraph you will explain why/how your study fits within those parameters. Be sure to discuss the benefits of using the MSSD for your study). What is the DV? What is/are the IV(s) of interest? In whatever study you’ve created, you are inevitably forced to handle/accommodate “equality data,” around which there is considerable stigma (as it is considered immoral or un-Swedish). How does this cultural resistance within your study complicate your ability to conduct a small-N analysis? [If you’re struggling to get started, you might consider other variables that pose challenges because of stigma. In this way, consider interviews/surveys wherein you ask people if they voted or Trump; whether participants have/had HIV or other sexually transmitted infections; questions about racism; and questions about mental health. Think about how these things are differently across cultures. Also, think about what the way in which the stigma impacts data collection, data reporting, etc. Then return to the study you just created and think about the challenges that you might face.]