Content and Statistical Analysis for Computing Respondents’ Feedback in the Social Sciences: The Case of Political Science and Public Administration Departments
- October 14, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
BABATOLA, Adeleye Marcus (Ph.D)1, OLAKEKE,Olateru-olagbegi2
1Department of Political Science, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
2Department of Public Administration, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State Nigeria
Abstract: – Content analysis has become one of the fundamental mechanisms to determine the presence of certain concepts as employed within sets of texts. Researchers quantify and analyze the presence, meanings and relationships of such words and concepts, then make inferences about the messages within the texts, the writer(s), the audience, and even the culture and time of which these are a part. Texts can be defined broadly as books, book chapters, discussions, newspaper headlines and articles, historical documents, speeches, conversions, etc it is qualitative in nature. For instance, if a researcher is interested in studying the behavioural pattern of the certain citizens before, and after the creation of either state or local government, existing literatures on the study may be consulted in order to come up with established facts about history of state and local government creation in the selected area of his/her research.
I. INTRODUCTION
Content analysis is a research tool used to determine the presence of certain words or concepts within texts or sets of texts. Researchers quantify and analyze the presence, meanings and relationships of such words and concepts, then make inferences about the messages within the texts, the writer(s), the audience, and even the culture and time of which these are a part. Texts can be defined broadly as books, book chapters, discussions, newspaper headlines and articles, historical documents, speeches, conversions, etc it is qualitative in nature. For instance, if a researcher is interested in studying the behavioural pattern of the certain citizens before, and after the creation of either state or local government, existing literatures on the study may be consulted in order to come up with established facts about history of state and local government creation in the selected area of his/her research.
