5.2 PROGRAM TO ANALYZE THE IN-PERSON HISTORICAL INTERVIEW DATA 



5.2.1 Description of the Program to Analyze the In-Person Historical 

 Interviews 



The analysis of the in-person interviews is very basic. The program merely 

 reads in the raw data derived from the interview forms and reports on the 

 frequencies of responses to the individual questions. The reports are divided 

 into three sections. One section corresponding to question concerning whales, 

 one corresponding to questions about porpoises and dolphins and, lastly, one 

 corresponding to questions about seals and sea lions. 



5.2.2 Creating the Raw Data to be Read Into the Program 



This section presents information necessary to correctly create data cards for 

 input into the in-person interview analysis program. 



Data will be input in standard 80-column record format. Each interview will 

 result in one 80-column record. The data will be column dependent. 



The "code book" presents the data format variable, with column specifications, 

 all possible values for each variable, a definition of each value and, where 

 appropriate, notes on converting multiple responses or incorrect responses to 

 a codeable form. 



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