D#5 HW#6 Decide What Primary Data to Collect

I’m thinking that observing a person, place or activity wouldn’t really relate to my paper. Although, I could observe people in a casino and then perhaps conduct an interview on how much they spend, what their views are on the tribal casino and how they feel about tribes owning and operating them. Interviews would be highly resourceful for this topic. I can get specific details on how the profits are being spent and if they are making a difference in the Native communities. I could interview tribal officials as well as tribal members and ask them how they feel about their casinos. With a survey I could get the same information as an interview but on a much larger scale; surveys would provide me with statistics and I would be able to break them down and compare them to the national statistics of all tribes across the country. I do feel that I could conduct surveys in the time left before the final paper is due. If I don’t feel like I could accomplish this by the deadline I won’t be using this aspect of primary research.