What is Primary Data?

Data directly observed or collected first hand

When can data be referred to as reliable?

When repeating the method produces similar results

When it is truthful and measures what it claims to measure

For longitudinal research you need to

Keep returning to the same sample over a period of time

Which 3 of the following are disadvantages of questionnaires

It is hard to tell whether a respondent has been truthful, Low response rate, People may read the question in a way that was not intended

"Operationalising" key concepts means to

Clearly define things so they can be measured

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What is Primary Data?
Data in diagrams
Data collected by someone else
Data directly observed or collected first hand
Data from official statistics
2
When people change their behaviour becuase they are being observed
Operationalisation
Reliable
Hawthorne effect
Triangulation
3
When can data be referred to as reliable?
When the numbers add up
When repeating the method produces similar results
When a result can be obtained
When a pie chart can be made
4
When is data "valid"
When someone else reviews it
When it is truthful and measures what it claims to measure
When it has been written down
When it is not accurate
5
For longitudinal research you need to
Keep asking the same questions to different people
Use lots of colours
Keep making graphs and pie charts
Keep returning to the same sample over a period of time
6
Which 3 of the following are disadvantages of questionnaires
It is hard to tell whether a respondent has been truthful
Low response rate
The data is reliable, as the questionnaire can be used again
People may read the question in a way that was not intended
7
What are ethics?
Things to ignore
Cultural differences
Laws
Morals
8
Research based on scientific methods is..
Random
A probability sample
Positivist
Empirical
9
Research that reflects the opinions and views of the researcher is
Objective
Empirical
Biased
Poisitivist
10
Qualitative data is usually expressed in
Words
Numbers
Tick box questionnaires
Dance
11
What is Secondary Data?
Data concerned with numbers
Data from observing people
Data collected by someone else
Data collected first hand
12
Sample process where every member has an equal chance of being picked
Research question
Empirical
Probability sample
Random sample
13
"Operationalising" key concepts means to
Clearly define things so they can be measured
Gather data
Summarise data
Measure something
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Which of the following is quantitative data?
Suggestions for improvements
Opinions
Written answers to questions
Numerical data

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