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Methods of research
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- 1Quantitative DataRefers to information in a numerical form. For example, official statistics on how many girls passed 5 or more of their GCSEs, or the percentage of marriages ending in divorce or number of people who are unemployed. (Usually in numbers)
- 2Qualitative DataRefers to the 'feel' of what something is like. For example, what it feels like to get good GCSE results or for ones marriage to end in divorce. (Usually in letters and sentences)
- 3Primary sources of DataThis is the information collected by sociologists themselves for their own purposes. Examples are: Social surveys, Participant observation and Experiments.
- 4Secondary sources of DataThis is information that has been collected or created by someone else for their own purposes. Examples are: Official statistics and Documents.
- 5Practical issuesTime and money, Personal skills and characteristics, Subject matter, requirements of funding bodies and research opportunity
- 6Ethical issuesEthics refers to moral issues of right and wrong. Informed consent, confidentiality and privacy, harm to participants, vulnerable groups, covert research
- 7Theoretical issuesTheoretical refers to the questions about what we think society is like and whether we can obtain an accurate, truthful picture of it. Validity, reliability and representativeness.
- 8Research characteristicsParticipants, settings and sensitivity
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- Sophia Hussain · Apr 2017
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