Sociological research
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- Created on: 04-01-14 17:46
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- Sociological research
- Research aims and hypotheses:
- Research aims give a clear focus of study and set out what the investigator will study
- Hypotheses are in formed guess as to what the out come is going to be. It is generally written as a statement that can be proved right or wrong.
- Researchers may developed their questions from study they have previously studied. Something may have struck them a interesting/puzzling.
- Alternatively, they may be studying something of other sociological research they may have read in a book or a journal.
- Pilot studies:
- Is a small-scale, trial run before the main research.
- They may help save time, effort and money in the long run; this is due to the fact that pilot studies help to check weather the specific method used is appropriate the the research they want to collect.
- It help to overcome any potential problems that they can get right in the main research.
- EXAMPLE:
- A pilot interview may prove that some questions are very repetitive.
- A pilot questionnaire may prove that it takes so long that people may not bother to completer it.
- Research aims and hypotheses:
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