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- 1Advans; 1 quick+cheap Large quantities of data No need to train Data usually easy to quantify 2 Reliable as questions are repeatable +no researcher to influence 3 Useful for testing hypotheses about cause+ effect=positivists favour them 4 detached+objective 5 representative 6 there may be intrusive q's but there is no pressure to answer them however consent muct be gainedDisadvans; 1 data limited+superficial as they need to be brief They may be cheap but incentive may be needed If they are postal, the right person may not have recieved or completed it 2 response rate may be low with postal +the people who do respond may be similar=unrepresentative 3 inflexible 4 They give a snapshot=invalid 5 detached+invalid as can't clarify meaning 6 lying social desirability+ forgetting 7 may impose researchers meaning as researcher has chosen the q's+close ended q's/open ended q's that the researcher can code
- 2Operationalising concepts for students can be hard=answers based on misunderstandings Easy sampling frame except when researcher needs student in a certain order(ethnicity) +this info may be confidential Low response rate in schools as it may disrupt lessons or they may disagree with topic however teachers may be under pressure to complete itLarge quatities can be collected from schools They are unsuitable for children unable to read/understand q's They need to be brief due to child attention span Little life experience knowledge of the questionnaire may spread=effect answers As they can be anonymous students may reveal more Lack of rapport=effect answers
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- finished sociology (Sociological Methods) FlashCards sobre Questionnaires, criado por *Ellie* em 18-05-2013.
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