Research methods A2

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Created on: 24-04-18 13:35

Correlation

researcher investigates an association between two variables(co variables)

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what is the correlation coefficient?

a number between -1 and +1 that represents the direction and strength of a relationship between co variables

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What are case studies

in-depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community data ais gathered from a variety of sources and by using several different methods (e.g. observations & interviews). The research may also continue for an extended period of time

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what are the strengths of case studies?

they can offer rich detail insight shedding light on unusual behaviour.So it contributes to our understanding of normal functioning /generate hypothesis for future study

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Limitations of case studies

generalising findings if their is only a small sample size/information in final repot is based on subjective selection by researcher/personal accounts may be prone to innacuracy and memory decay/low validity

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What is content analysis

Content analysis is a type of observational analysis method used to analyse qualitative data (non-numerical data) covertly.

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