Knowledge that is independent of personal opinion (facts)
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Qualitative data
data based on words or images e.g.interviews
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Quantitative data
data based on numbers e.g..statistics
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Correlation
statistical connection between 2 things
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Durkheim's study of suicide
compared suicide statistics from 3 different countries- suicide statistics are subjective from the coroner- some quantitative data is unreliable due to statistics being subjective
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Primary data
data the researcher collects themselves
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Secondary data
data that has been collected by other people
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Generalisable
able to be made more widely or generally applicable
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Objective
Something you plan to achieve
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Reliable
Whether another researcher, if repeating or replicating research using the same method for the same research on the same or similar group, would achieve roughly the same result.
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Valid
The extent to which the findings of research actually provide a true, genuine or authentic picture of what is being studied.
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Representative
a representative sample is a smaller group drawn from the survey population, of which it contains a good cross-section. Should provide roughly the same results as if the whole survey population has been surveyed.
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Theory
an explanation of social events
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