group research presentation
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MOH1Students’ Media Use
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Who we are
• Jenny Butler
• Michael Staines
• Niall Swan
• Brian Byrne
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Our Hypothesis
Radio stations in Ireland must have a news slot in order to get a license to broadcast.
(Source: Citezensinformation.ie)
Do students actively avoid the news on Radio? We believed they did.
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Pilot survey
Location - Canteen
Participants - Timing
Incentives
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Issues
• Over-competitive
• Saturation by other classmates
• Allergies to chocolate
• Nervousness
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Representative sample
• Student population 1,500
• Ideal margin of error 5%
• Ideal sample size 306
• Margin of error 13%
• Sample size 41
Source: Raosoft® http://www.raosoft.com/samplesize.html
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Play Online Games
Video Chat Social Networking
E-mail Blogging Research
Which of these things do you do online at least once a week?
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Online
Newspapers Television Radio News Magazines
Internet News Sites
Other Internet
Sites
Friends
17 1915
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30
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From which of the following media sources do you get most of your news?
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News Source
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News
Which section of the news do you turn to first?
22%
20%
22%
29%
5%
2% 0%0%Domestic News
International News
Sport
Entertainment
Lifestyle
Science
Business
Classifieds
Sport
Int. News
Domestic News
Fun
Mobile Phones
Do you have an iPhone/Android Device?
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Yes, 30
No, 11
Mobile Phones
If yes, how often do you use it to check news?
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16
NeverHourly
Daily
114
15
TVRoughly, how often a week do you watch television?
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Never0-5 Hours
6-10 Hours11-15 Hours
More than 15 Hours
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2
4
6
8
10
12
14
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1214
9
5
TVWhat do you watch?
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20%
15%
16%25%
24%
News
Documentaries
Sport
TV Series or Soaps
Comedy
Radio
Roughly, how often do you listen to the radio?
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5%
7%
24%
22%
42%
Never
Monthly
Weekly
3-4 times a week
Daily
Daily
RadioWhen listening to the radio, do you actively avoid the news?
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5
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Yes No
10
29
Summary• What we set out to find
• Problems and errors with the survey
• Ethical issues
• Wording of questions
• Quantitative and qualitative questions
Thank you
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