A set of standard questions about a topic that is given to all the participants in the survey
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Survey
A method used for collecting information from a large of people by asking them questions, either by using a questionnaire or in an interview
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Closed Question
A question where the responses are fixed, often as 'yes' or 'no' options
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Open Question
A question where the person answering can give any response they like
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Unambiguous
Something that has only one meaning
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Interview
A method in which a researcher collects data by asking questions directly
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Interviewee
The person/respondent who answers the questions in an interview
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Structured Interview
An interview in which all the questions are pre-set, given in a fixed order and every interviewee is ask the same questions
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Unstructured Interview
An interview in which only the first question is set and all other questions are determined by the answers of the interviewee
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Natural Observation
Watching the behaviour of people who are in their usual environemnt
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Observation Study
A method of collecting information about behaviour by watching and recording people's actions
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Categories of Behaviour
The separate actions that are recorded as examples of the target behaviour
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Inter-Observer Reliability
When this is high, the records made by more than one observer in a study are considered to be accurate because they match or are very similar to each other
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Case Study
An in-depth investigation of an individual, a small group or an organisation
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Relationship
A connection between 2 or more variables
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Variable
A factor or thing that can change - it varies
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Correlation
A technique used by researchers to establish the strength of a relationship between 2 variables
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Scatter Graph
A graph for representing correlations
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Positive Correlations
A relationship between 2 variables in which, as the value of one variable increases, the value of the other variable increase
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Negative Correlations
A relationship between 2 variables in which, as the value of one variable increase, the value of the other variable decrease
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No Correlation
There is no relationship between the 2 variables
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Prediction
A statement about what will happen, made before the event happens
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A method used for collecting information from a large of people by asking them questions, either by using a questionnaire or in an interview
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Survey
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A question where the responses are fixed, often as 'yes' or 'no' options
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A question where the person answering can give any response they like
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