On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 8:59 PM, GDC
Yes, that will work just fine. The important element is explaining data, helping us readers understand what the data are telling you, the interpreter and analyst. Sometimes, graphs can really help with that process. Sometimes, graphs won’t do a thing for you. It’s part of your job as a researcher, as a scientist, to figure out when to use which tool.
Prof GDC
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 8:10 PM, CVD
Okay, and if I'm understanding correctly, and I really hope I am-- from your last e-mail, that as this is an explorative, qualitative study, I will not have to contrive any GRAPHS or anything out of my completely insufficient data- which, now, seems like a ludicrous idea, really... but I can just use quotes from my data, like in your paper on authoritative voice, as examples of the difference in formality or politeness... and then refer to past studies as well, to support these observations?
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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 8:04 PM, CVD
Yes-- I really have to! Getting the data/interviews was a lot harder than I expected, and now, there's SO much information, so many possible patterns, etc, I just have to stick to a couple aspects that are very similar to existing research and studies, right? Or else it will be completely UNSCIENTIFIC.
15 pages-- seems long until you start writing..... Well, I'd love to read it when you're done!
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 7:59 PM, GDC
It’s perfectly all right to cut it down to size and focus on a couple of aspects for the paper. Once you collect data, you often end up with way more to write about than you have time for one semester. At least then you have the choice of what to do for now, to get the semesterly work done.
Am working on my own paper, and have lots of data myself, trying to stick to something that will stop at 15 pages!
Prof GDC
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this REALLY is a massive undertaking i undertook. sigh. it's coming though.
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