research methods
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- Created on: 21-11-16 13:17
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- Research Methods
- sampling methods
- opportunity sampling - whoever was there at the time
- random sampling- participants who were selected at random and not in a specific way
- snowball sampling- when participants bring people whom they know so there is a bigger sample
- experimental designs
- RMD- where 2 or more groups of participants take part in both conditions
- IMD- each group only takes part in one condition
- MPD- participants are matched by similar characteristics.
- data
- qualitative data- more literacy based data such as written up reports or paragraphs
- quantitative data- the numeracy and the statistical data
- observations
- behavioural categories- the categories which are devised about behaviour you're going to observe
- coding frames- abbreviated words which define the behavioural categories.
- time sampling- observing people for a set amount of time and writing down everything they do in that period
- event sampling- only recording what you see when something happens.
- correlations
- positive correlation is when the correlation pattern is close and goes in a diagonal line from 0 upwards
- negative correlation is when the correlation pattern is close and when x is at 0 it is at a really high number and then as x gets bigger y gets smaller
- experiments
- laboratory experiment is based in a lab environment which is highly controlled
- field experiments- in a more natural setting, a place where youre likely to see the participants
- Quasi experiments- lack control elements but has similarities to the other two types of experiments.
- sampling methods
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