This week I completed my first semester research paper. It made me question why I was conducting this study, and why I want to continue this research. Ultimately, it is belief. The ultimate question I am trying to answer: what does it mean to believe?
The study I plan to conduct is an attempt to see the correlation between behavior and spirituality. Belief in an abstract being can impact how we spend our time, productively or unproductively. Something I found while conducting my research was the data from GSS, the General Social Survey, that could potentially provide the data I need. However, the means of attaining such data (let alone read it) are high, in that it costs a hefty $1170 for a software that can read the data. Next semsester, I am excited to get started on my survey, learning how to quantify my data, and distributing the survey throughout the community. Although the sources of errors are great, I believe this project can give me good experience and survey collection and serve as a beginning into my research on religion and economics.
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Emma Laiis a college senior majoring in Economics (Math Emphasis), Psychology, and Religious Studies. Archives
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