self reports

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  • Created on: 06-12-19 14:04
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  • self reports
    • questionnaire
      • large sample questioned quickly
      • large amounts of data collected about what people think
      • efficient, researcher doesn't have to be there
      • social desirability
      • untruthful responses to personal questions
      • distortion to sampling frames
      • postal surveys = low response rate
    • open questions
      • qualitative data
      • low reliability
      • high validity
      • respondents are free to express their opinoion
    • closed questions
      • quantitative data: easy to analyse
      • reliable and repetable
      • loses detail
      • low validity
      • unclear understanding
    • structured interview
      • high intra-rater reliabilty
      • standardised questions = high reliability
      • not a real insight into PP
      • low validity due to lower detail
    • unstructured interview
      • high validity: detail answers
      • can build a rapport: likely to answer personal questions
      • time consuming
      • may not find all needed info
      • difficult to analyse
    • likert scale
    • rating scale
      • extent of opinion can be shown
      • quantitative data
      • direction and strength of attitude is measured
      • may interpret scale
      • social desiribility
      • may not express true opinions
      • respondent cant expand

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