Analyze studies related to human trafficking by discussing different types of data collection, their benefits, and drawbacks, and how your chosen research
studies utilize different collection methods. Completed the following:
1. Describe the attributes of a skilled consumer of research. Include the following:
o The most helpful perspectives a consumer can utilize
o A descriiption of how you know when you have enough information
o A descriiption of how you scrutinize the credibility of data
2. Identify multiple potential threats to the credibility of your research results for each of your selected research studies. Include the following:
o A descriiption of potential biases or perspectives that might threaten the credibility of the results
o An explanation of ethical issues that might threaten the credibility of the results—consider the following:
Disclosure
Blind or double-blind studies
Cultural awareness
Humane treatment of subjects
Unethical structuring of studies (methods, selection, etc.)
3. Analyze the relationship of data-collection types to social science research methodologies. Include the following:
o The most commonly used quantitative data-collection types in social sciences (Why are they so common?)
o The least commonly used quantitative data-collection types in social sciences (Why are they not as common?)
o The most commonly used qualitative data-collection types in social sciences (Why are they so common?)
o The least commonly used qualitative data-collection types in social sciences (Why are they not as common?)
4. Explain the relevance of various data-collection types to the research question(s). Include the following:
o A classification of the data in each study—is it quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methodology? Be sure to include an example of each methodology.
o An explanation of why this data-collection type fits well with your research question