RESEARCH METHODS

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  • Created on: 15-06-17 16:16
TARGET POPULATION
EVERYONE IN THE WIDER POPULATION THAT FIT THE CRITERIA OF THE TYPE NEEDED BY THE RESEARCHER AND THE STUDY
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REPRESENTATIVENESS
EXTENT TO WHICH THE SAMPLES REFLECT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAGET POPULATION
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GENERALISABLE
EXTENT TO WHICH THE DATA CAN BE APPLIED TO THE TARGET POPULATION
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RELIABILITY
REPEATING RESEARCH IN ORDER TO COMPARE RESULTS AND EXAMINE CHANGES
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VALIDITY
HOW ACCURATE AND TRUE THE DATA AND RESULTS ARE TO REAL LIFE
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GATEKEEPER
PERSON THAT ALLOWS THE RESEARCHER TO IT'S SAMPLE OR SAMPLING FRAMES
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VALUE FREEDOM
OBJECTIVE DATA THAT IS FREE FROM THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE RESEARCHER
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RESEARCHER IMPOSITION
SUBJECTIVE DATA THAT IS INFLUENCED BY THE OPINIONS AND VIEWS OF THE RESEARCHER
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SUBJECTIVE
DATA WHICH IS BIASED BECAUSE IT IS INFLUENCED BY RESEARCHERS OPINIONS
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OBJECTIVE
DATA IS UNBIASED BECAUSE IT IS FREE FROM THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF RESEARCHER
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OPERATIONALISE
PROCESS OF DEFINING A WORD TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHER PEOPLE OR SOCIOLOGISTS TO HAVE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INVESTIGATION
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PILOT STUDY
TRIAL RUN OF THE STUDY BEFOREHAND TO CHECK EFFECTIVENESS OF RESEARCH
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PRIMARY DATA
DATA THAT IS COLLECTED ON BASES OF OWN RESEARCH
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SECONDARY DATA
DATA COLLECTED FROM OTHER PEOPLE, SO EXISTING DATA
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EXTENT TO WHICH THE SAMPLES REFLECT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAGET POPULATION

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REPRESENTATIVENESS

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EXTENT TO WHICH THE DATA CAN BE APPLIED TO THE TARGET POPULATION

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REPEATING RESEARCH IN ORDER TO COMPARE RESULTS AND EXAMINE CHANGES

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HOW ACCURATE AND TRUE THE DATA AND RESULTS ARE TO REAL LIFE

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