Research Methods 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lcarvell2002Created on: 07-10-19 15:19 Primary Data Data collected by the researcher themselves 1 of 20 Secondary Data Data collected by someone else 2 of 20 Quantitative Data Data used with numbers, objective 3 of 20 Qualitative Data Data used with words, subjective 4 of 20 Subjective Based on someone's feelings and opinions, not factual 5 of 20 Objective Not based on someone's feelings or opinions, factual 6 of 20 Positivism Theory based on natural and factual causes - reveals the truth 7 of 20 Interpretivism Theory which tries to see explanations from subjects perspective 8 of 20 Verstehen Empathetic understanding of human behaviour 9 of 20 Simple-random Sampling Statistical population in which each member has an equal chance of being picked 10 of 20 Stratified Sampling Divided into groups based on criteria, only % of characteristics are picked 11 of 20 Systematic Sampling Listed, nth person is picked 12 of 20 Quota Sampling Based on proportions of UK population 13 of 20 Snowball Sampling Where research participants recruit other participants for a test or study 14 of 20 Practical Issues Within Sociological Research Time, money (cost) + logistics 15 of 20 Examples of practical issues within sociological research Time, money (cost) + logistics 16 of 20 Ethical Issues Within Sociological Research Informed consent, confidentiality + harm to participants 17 of 20 Examples of ethical issues within sociological research Informed consent, confidentiality + harm to participants 18 of 20 Theoretical Issues Within Sociological Research g 19 of 20 Examples of theoretical issues within sociological research Validity, reliability + representativeness 20 of 20
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