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- 1Explain the term biased in reference to researchPrejudice or preference for the researcher's own argument
- 2What is a census?A full scale national survey taken once every ten years since 1801 (apart from 1941)
- 3What is Cohabitation?Couples living together in a permanent relationship without being married
- 4What does the term correlation mean?A link between two data sets
- 5The extent to which findings of a survey are applicable to a wider population is known as...?Generalisation
- 6Explain the term 'glass ceiling'An invisible barrier that prevents someone from fulfilling their potential in the workplace
- 7What is the view we have of ourselves called?Self-concept
- 8Describe the term 'unethical'?Not carried out in accordance with the principles of conduct that are considered correct
- 9The extent to which a measurement truly reflects the phenomenon being studies. Refers to the quality of research results. This is known as...?Validity
- 10What are voluntary organisations?Non-profit making agencies e.g. charities
- 11What is the 'welfare state'?A 'safety net' for individuals and families whereby the government will ensure a basic minimum standard of care and support
- 12When the researcher becomes part of the group being studied. This is known as...?Participant observation
- 13What is the term for the decline in religious beliefs, religious behaviour and the role of the church?Secularisation
- 14People are living longer due to improvements in diet, health care and education. What is this called?Rising longevity
- 15What are statutory services?Services provided by the state, through legislation
- 16What is the selection of subjects in proportion to the numbers of a group from a sampling data known as?Stratified random sampling
- 17What is 'subjective' research?Research coloured or affected by personal views, emotions or prejudice
- 18What is the third sector also known as?Voluntary sector
- 19What is informal care?Usually unpaid care given by family, friends or neighbours
- 20What is the term for when someone as been given the facts about the research to be carried out and on this basis has agreed to take part?Informed consent
- 21What is macro research?Large scale research
- 22What is micro research?Small scale research
- 23What is migration?The movement of people from one area to another
- 24What is 'objective' research?Research which is not distorted by emotional involvement or personal bias
- 25What is qualitative data?Data which, instead of using numbers relies upon words to express feelings, values and attitudes
- 26What is quantitative data?Data which can be put into numerical form e.g. percentages, numbers, tables, graphs and charts
- 27Explain the term 'quota sampling'The selection of a specified number of subjects, who satisfy a number of predetermined criteria
- 28Explain the term 'recession'Deteriorating economic conditions, when unemployment increases and productivity declines
- 29What is reliability?The extent to which research findings may be applicable to other, similar population samples
- 30The extent to which a measurement yields the same answer each time it is used is known as...Reliability
- 31Information used by a researcher but collected by someone else is known as...Secondary data
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