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Sociological research key terms: methods and concepts
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- 1Snowball samplecollecting data then asking those individuals to provide more information and then they ask
- 2Pilot studyore study to evaluate time, cost, adverse etc and effect size
to predict an appropriate sample size - 3Longitudinal surveyrepeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time
most likely observation after e.g. 10 years - 4opertationaliseexpress or define (something)
e.g. hypothesis - 5Primary dataOriginal data which has been collected by the sociologist themselves
- 6Validityan accurate picture/ result is given
- 7Representativernessthe level of how well or how accurately something reflects upon a sample.
survey - 8longitudinal studyrepeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time
- 9Triangulationtechnique that facilitates validation of data through cross verification from two or more sources.
- 10Hypothesiswhat you predict will be the outcome
- 11Secondary dataData which has been collected by someone else and is reused by another perosn
- 12doorstep surveysociologists going door to door to get data.
people might give invalid data as they dont care
low response rate - 13Anomicno regulation, no rules, unclear norms, uncertainty
- 14Fatalisticno power to affect change, oppressed, common among slaves/prisoners
- 15Egoisticexcessive individualism, lack of social ties
- 16Official statisticsgovernment agencies or other public bodies who produce data
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