I am planning to collect survey data in order to write an academic
paper. I have some experience in quantitative methods but I am still
looking for detailed case studies that would show me phase by phase
how I should execute the statistical part of the project. I am
confident with the hypothesis building part. In more detail I am
looking for case studies that concentrate in:

1) Designing and verifying the survey document
- How to do factor analysis in order to ensure that the survey
document is well designed

2)Analysing data
- I will collect survey data of participants? perceptions plus
demographic information. The basic idea is then to analyze collected
data using statistical methods but I do not know what methods I should
use. I might want to
i)Test how big portion of the participants agrees with my hypothesis
ii)Examine whether some demographic or other variables explain
participants perceptions
iii)In addition I want interpret my results credible

Other information:

a) I will be using SPSS in data analyzing so case studies that utilize
statistical computer programs should also use SPSS.
b) And finally, I do not need academic research papers. I have access
to all academic databases and I have read dozens or hundreds of
articles. I am looking for case studies that are designed to ?walk
readers throw? the statistic part of the research project.

Thank you in advance

Hi student and welcome to Google Answers.

I see that your question hasn't been picked up by the paid researchers
(names in blue. bold and hyperlinked) on this site so I thought that
I'd post a couple of comments:

A good start for you may be: http://www.surveysystem.com/resource.htm
also http://final-year-projects.com/Bottom.

A useful 'road map' that I have used for analysis is: (Thanks to
ImageShack for [URL=http://www.imageshack.us]Free Image
Hosting[/URL])http://img147.exs.cx/img147/534/10404740cr.jpg hope you
can read the text.

Also check out the references given in:
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~newsted/survrefs.htm

This is quite a big subject to be undertaking so good luck!

Here is a word version of the "roadmap" document posted by fj-ga
http://www.isixsigma.com/library/downloads/Hypothesis_Testing_Roadmap.doc