Finding Your Population What is your research question? Please make sure to include any changes to the question based on feedback that you have received. My research question is “What are the most used CAM methods among adults in the Tyler area” Based on your feedback I was able to clarify my question and make it more specific. Before, my question was too broad to address in one study. Now I’ll be able to conduct a study. Describe the target population for your study. What kinds of people does it make sense to ask to complete your survey (ex: young parents, store customers, community members who are adults, etc.). Give as much detail as possible. Anyone above the age of 18. One component of my research will to be collecting categorical data. I’ll ask a few basic questions about the individual’s gender and age group (18-24, 25-34 etc.) to see if there are differences between groups in the types of CAM usage. How might you get access to this population to sample it? Explain what method of distribution would make the most sense, whose permission you would need, etc. (email link, paper and pencil, social media, etc.) I believe there needs to be a combination of different methods in order for the study to be effective. For example, if I only did a social media survey the older population would be likely be under represented. On the other hand, sending surveys through email might see younger populations under represented. It makes sense to do both an email and social media survey in order to get a more complete picture of Tyler’s population. What ethical issues are important to consider when you access this population (think about the issues discussed in the lecture)? Asking people’s gender and age group might make some people uncomfortable. It’s important to make sure people understand why those questions are in the survey and that their personal information will not be collected or linked with their answers in anyway. It’s also important to make people aware of what the study is about, how long the survey will take to complete and that their answers will be completely anonymous before they begin the survey.