Facebook Overview

You will visit the personal profiles that University of Scranton students have placed on Facebook (http://facebook.com). Students may list a number of personal interests and preferences on these pages. The primary focus of this study will be an assessment of political orientation on a 5-point scale (Very Conservative, Conservative, Moderate, Liberal, and Very Liberal). We seek evidence of a gender difference on this dimension. To promote “data mining” a number of other variables will be quantified, for example the number of favorite movies, favorite books, friends, and photo albums created