Spring Assignment: The Ticking Time Bomb: Can Torture Ever Be Justified?

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Analysis “Findings do not readily emerge from the data” (King & Wincup 2007: 35), and therefore it is essential that they are coded and analysed. The processes for qualitative and quantitative coding and analysis are different, and therefore I will consider them separately. The data from the questionnaires will provide me with data which facilitates statistical analysis (ibid: 31). In order to analyse the data I collect I will use SPSS. SPSS will allow me to input the data into the software, and easily run statistical tests in order to assess significance. Analysing quantitative data “essentially entails the attribution of a number to a piece of data … with the express aim of allowing such data to be analysis in quantitative terms” (Denscombe 2003: 239). Of significant important when coding quantitative data is the need to code ‘not applicable’ ‘don’t know’ and ‘no answer’ results. If they are not coded SPSS will see them as ‘missing data’ which is not necessarily the case (Crow and Semmens 2008). The advantages of quantitative analysis are that is provides tables and charts (an effective way of data presentation), analysis can be fairly quick, it allows the researcher to develop confidence about their data, and the data are scientific (Denscombe 2003). Qualitative analysis involves “identification of themes and relationships”, which are used to develop a set of generalisations, and these generalisations are used to generate theory (Denscombe 2003: 271). It involves continual “codification and interpretation” (Crow and Semmens 2008: 31). Coding qualitative data involves two steps, the first is breaking down the data into units for analysis, and the second is categorising the units (Denscombe 2003). The first step will inc... ... middle of paper ... ...rovides little scope for interpretive leaps and inspirational flashes of enlightenment, computer programs cannot understand implied meanings which depend on events in the background, data overload, start up-time and costs (Denscombe 2003). Furthermore, NVIvo does not do everything though, “the thinking, judging, deciding, interpreting, etc. are still done by the researcher. The computer does not make conceptual decisions” (Tesch 1993:250 cited in Denscombe 2003: 276). Resource constraints have affected my proposed research, due to the fact I am unable to provide a representative sample. If I was to do this research with a larger time frame and a larger budget then I would use a representative sample of young adults aged 16-24 in order to ensure generalisabilty. However, my proposed research is feasible considering the short time scale and limited budget available.

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