Research method terminology 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? SociologyResearch methodsGCSEAll boards Created by: MalemiCreated on: 08-01-19 10:22 Hawthorne effect If participants know you're observing them they will change their behavior. 1 of 12 Closed questionnaires Participants have a few set answers to choose from to answer very structured questions. 2 of 12 Open-ended questionnaires A set number of questions without pre-set answers. 3 of 12 Ethnography The study of peoples everyday lives. 4 of 12 Postal questionnaires A delivered questionnaire in which a participant will complete themselves and then return via the post or the internet. 5 of 12 Validity Findings are really valid if they truly measure or capture what they are supposed to be studying. 6 of 12 Primary data Data you have collected yourself. 7 of 12 Secondary data Data collected by other sociologists that is available to other sociologists 8 of 12 Reliability Reffering to consistency. Research findings are reliable if the same or consistent results are obtained a second time. 9 of 12 Subjective An idea that builds on your own views and opinions. 10 of 12 Quantitative data Data that is presented and shown in numbers and figures. 11 of 12 Qualitative data Data that cannot be collected as numbers or measured. Often just words. 12 of 12
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