STEPS TO START A STATISTICAL
INVESTIGATION

PLANNING OR
PREPARATION

Objective of the research

Define the object or purpose of the research

Determine their quantitative and qualitative nature

Determine the possibility of your research

Limiting the object to be investigated

SOURCE OF
INFORMATION

Direct

Indirect

Procedures

Clarity and Publicity

Simplicity

Utility

Material

Printed

Collective

Individuals

Instruments

Equipamiento

Research Budget

Organization

Preliminary Studies

Geographical Works

Propaganda Plan

Personnel Training

Consulting

Plan Formulation

Form Printing

Contracting of Auxiliary Services

Materials and Equipment

Field wor

Systematization

Publication

Publication

Problem Statement

Research Objective

Hypotheses to be tested

Presentation of the adopted methodology, design and sample size. process of selection of the information and collection units.

The report includes a copy of the form used in the collection, still relating and justifying, in a very succinct form, the questions considered most important in the research.

Results in the form of tables and graphs with the analysis and comparisons obtained through the data.

Conclusions and recommendations, if and when required by the investigation.

The final part of the report is called the appendix and includes the most general tables, which clarify or compare any information.

Collection Information

Distribution of the Material or Collection Instrument

The Collection Itself

Control of the Number of Forms Collected

Control of the Quality of the Information Collected

Criticism and Codification

Critique

Good Material

Incorrect but correctable material

Uncorrectable or Disposable Material

Codification

Translation of the Answers Into Codes

Tabulation or Process

MANUAL PROCESSING

MECHANICAL PROCESSING

COMPUTERIZED PROCESSING

Analysis and Interpretation

Análisis y Evaluación Estadística de los Resultados

Análisis y Evaluación Técnica de Acuerdo con la Naturaleza de la Investigación