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=EME6635 - Inquiry and Measurement= Kenny Bethea, Kent Shafer, Katie Nicksic

Research Question
How does personal use of social media, by members of the armed forces, impact official government-to-citizen communication?

Population
Our research question will focus on handpicking a representative sample from the population of 1.5 million active duty military members. Required sample size 384, determined using Sample Size Calculator at [].

Sampling Strategy
A non-random sampling strategy, hand-picking, will be employed to gather respondents.

Inquiry Plan - Group Assignment
Method || List intended population in real world study and a general sense of study size || Indicate where you will get your participants from. They need not be the actual real world participants you would desire. This is just for class. || Specify what subquestions will be addressed by this data collection method. || What group member will do this. || of the five military branches (1.5 million) || Non-random, hand-picked sample of 384 respondents (95% confidence level with a 5% confidence interval) || Do members use social media during off-duty hours for personal use? Do members use social media during off-duty hours to learn more about their military branch? || Kent || social network profile (57.8 million) || Non-random, hand-picked sample of 384 respondents (95% confidence level with a 5% confidence interval) || Are managers aware of military social media sites? How frequently do managers visit military social media sites? || Kent || of the five military branches (1.5 million) || N/A (not required to collect data on test items) || Knowledge of current military social media policies. || Kenny || network profile (57.8 million) || Non-random, hand-picked sample of 384 respondents (95% confidence level with a 5% confidence interval) || Knowledge of current E-government Initiatives. || Kenny ||
 * ~ Data Collection Method ||~ Study Population ||~ Sample for class ||~ Questions Addressed ||~ Who conducts ||
 * List data collection
 * Survey || Active duty members of the five military branches (1.5 million). Study size would be 384. || Participants will be active duty military members who the researchers know. If inadequate, classmates will be surveyed. || Demographics. Are they contributors to social media? How do members use social media for personal use? What is the quality of the information on their military branch? What are some questions that could be answered via social media? || Katie ||
 * Interview || Active duty members
 * Interview || Active managers of a
 * Usability Testing || Active duty members of the five military branches (1.5 million) || One active duty military member who is a novice social media user || Can accurate, positive information on the military be found via social media sites? || Katie ||
 * Test Items || Active duty members
 * Test Items || Active managers of a social