research process overview
stage1 clarifyng problem/research question
stage2 proposing research (development of an approach to the problem)
stage3 designing research project (research design, sampling, pilot testing)
stage4 data collection
stage5 data analysis and interpretation
stage6 reporting the results
clarify research question
look at the theater survey
If someone asks you to analyze the data, the first question you have should be, "what is the problem being addressd?"
data analysis is not an independent exercise
Rather, the goal of data analysis is to PROVIDE INFORMATION RELEATED TO THE PROBLEM COMPONENTS.