Russel-Research-Method-in-Anthropology

Subject Index 775
data analysis, 452–53; advice, 694–95;
causal flow charts, presentation of
results in, 460–62; constant validity
check, 453–54; critical thought and
statistics, balance of, 647–48; data
matrix, 454–56, 497, 498–99, 500;
matrices and tables, presentation of
results in, 456–60. See also qualitative
data analysis; quantitative data analysis
data analysis, challenges, 637–47; measurement
and statistical assumptions,
637–38; outlier problem, 569, 571–72,
638–40; shotgun approach, 644–47;
statistical significance tests, 640–44
database management software, 408–12
data matrix, 454–56, 497, 498–99, 500
data record, 552
Davis, Philip, 472
debriefing, 76, 141–42
deception, 141; grades of, 441–44
decision tables, 527–30
deduction, 9
deductive coding, 493
Defense, U.S. Department of, 74, 75
deference effect, 241–42, 259
degrees of freedom, 588; t-test, two sample,
597
Democritus, 6
demographic transition theory, 87–88
dendrogram, 523, 524, 525, 526
dependent variables, 34–35
Descartes, René, 9
descriptive analysis, 549
descriptive notes, 397–98
Dewey, Thomas, 188
DFA (discriminant function analysis),
692–94
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief
World Systems (Galileo), 8
diaries: field notes and, 391–92; survey
research and, 293–95
dichotomous variables, 30–33
dietary recall interviews, 297, 418
diffusion of responsibility, 131
diffusion of treatments, 117–18
digital recorders, 228–29
Dillman’s total design method, 280–86
Dilthey, William, 21
dimensions, 688
directional, 584
direct observation, 413; pros and cons,
435–37; reactivity and, 354, 413, 424–
25, 426–27. See also continuous monitoring;
experience sampling; time allocation
studies
discourse analysis, 473, 484–91; conversation
analysis, 486–91
Discourse on Method (Descartes), 9
discovery phase, 493
discriminant function analysis (DFA),
692–94
disguised field observation, 437–44; ethics
of, 438–44; passive deception,
443–44
dispersion, measures of, 580–84; interquartile
range, 581; range, 581; standard
deviation, 581–83; variance,
581–82
disproportionate stratified random sampling,
155–56
dissimilarities, 683
dissimilarity matrix, 456, 683, 690
distinctive features, 541
distribution, 169; bimodal distribution,
171, 172, 575, 579, 579–80, 580; leptokurtic
distribution, 172, 172, 580;
normal distribution, 169, 169, 171,
575; platykurtic distribution, 172, 172,
580; skewed distribution, 172, 172,
575; t distribution, 180–81
distribution, visualization of, 572–80; bar
graphs and pie charts, 572, 573; basic
shapes, 574–75, 575; bimodal distributions,
579, 579–80, 580; box-andwhisker
plots, 576–77, 577; histograms
and frequency polygons, 577,
578, 579, 580; stem-and-leaf plots,
573–74, 574