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Official Statistics - Research Methods
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- 1Official Statistics - IntroductionSecondary Data
Quantitative Data
Preferred by positivists
Hard Stats e.g. death rate
Soft Stats e.g. unemployment statistics - 2Examples to us in ExamDUrkheim - "suicide statists are social facts" used positivist perspective for sensitive subject to prove sociology is a natural science
- 3Practical Advantages of OSCheap & Quick - usually online, already done
Access easily, readily available - 4Theoretical Advantages of OSPreferred by positivists - measure patterns & trends to find out cause & effects
comparable to look for correlations - 5Ethical Advantages of OSanonymous - no need for informed consent
- 6Methodological Advantages of OScreated by government so likely to be credible
access large amounts of people - highly representative - 7Practical Disavdvantages of OSfef
- 8Theoretical Disadvantages of OSInterpretavists - no meanings or motivations behind research
Atkins argus Durkheim research on suicide stats reflects coroners decisions (not a true reflect of suicide) - 9Ethical Disadvantages of OSDurkheim does not take into consideration the sensitive issue of suicide
- 10Methodological Disadvantages of OScan be politically manipulated
lack validity because of changes in classification/ collation
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