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Unit 1
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Society and research
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What is the name of a sociological survey?
Society survey
Social survey
Sample Survey
Research survey
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What is a random sample?
Go up to anyone
only ask people with the name Dom to respond
Give a number to each person and allow computer to choose
Email anyone
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What is qualitative data?
Closed questions
Records what is seen, heard or written
Describes and explains
Only quality data is used
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Weaknesses of questionnaires ...
Produce unreliable data
Difficult to cross reference
Can be biased
Lack validity
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What is quantitative secondary data?
Good quality data
Second place data
Data collected by you
Data collected by other reseachers/offical organisations
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What is triangulation?
When everyone sits in a triangle and answerquestions
Questionnaires are cut in the shape of a triangle
Comparing 2 methods to check accuracy
Comparing 5 methods to check accuracy
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What can be sources of qualitative data?
Clothing
Historical docments
Mass media
Personal documents
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What is covert observation?
The group know you're observing
The group don't know you're observing
You actively take part in the observation
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What is primary data?
Data collected by other researchers
Data collected at primary schools
Data that has been collected, first-hand, by you.
Data containing only prime numbers
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What is informed consent?
Respondents do not have any details
Respondents agree but not aware of what you are doing
Can't think of another answer
Respondents know what you are doing and agree
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What is a systematic sample
Choose every, 10th or 15th person from sampling frame
Use maths or a sequence
Dance to systematic while choosing
Have a random system to choose from a sampling frame
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What is Quota sample
Speak to everyone
Only ask certain age groups, ethnicity, gender etc...
Limites the goods and services that can be imported
Quote what people say
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Other weaknesses of questionnaires
Collect too much data
Respondents may rush questions
Difficult to convert into statistics
Open Q's take too long to analyse
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What is a sample?
People selected from a small group of people
Something you give your GP?
People selected from a much larger group of people
Breaking down the basics of a record?
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What is opportunistic sampling?
Only ask people who's name begins with an S.
Give questions to anyone available
Speak to everyone
Each question must have oppotunistic in it
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Who generates offical statistics?
Politicians
Schools and colleges
Socoiologists
The Government
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What is anonymity?
No names are mentioned
All names included
No private information distributed
All information distributed
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Strengths of questionnaires...
Cheap to produce
People can take time to complete
Reach a large sample
Quick and easy
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What are ethical considerations?
Only certain questions can be asked
Research is not harming anyone
Research is not offending anyone
Things to remember when researching
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Questionnaires can have...
Open questions
Closed questions
Fixed questions
Graded response questions
