Research Methods Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: caseyaylingCreated on: 27-11-19 10:07 Primary Data data which is collected first hand 1 of 28 Secondary Data data which has been collected by someone else 2 of 28 Quantitative Data numerical information 3 of 28 Qualitative Data textual information 4 of 28 Validity when findings accurately represent your research 5 of 28 Reliability same results if study is repeated 6 of 28 Representativeness how accurate something reflects upon a sample 7 of 28 Generalisability findings can be applied to a larger population 8 of 28 Objective researchers ensure own values and beliefs do not have influence on research 9 of 28 Subjective personal perspective of feelings 10 of 28 Practical Factors include such things as the amount of time the research will take, cost, access 11 of 28 Ethical Factors morality behind research 12 of 28 Theoretical Factors questions about what we think society is like 13 of 28 Structual Approach perspective that views society as a complex society 14 of 28 Positivism find out whats happening in society, quantitative 15 of 28 Interpretivism find out why something happened, qualitative 16 of 28 Triangulation uses two or more research methods 17 of 28 Random Sampling researcher randomly selects participants 18 of 28 Systematic Sampling researcher selects every nth person on sampling frame 19 of 28 Stratified Random Sampling involves division of larger groups into smaller groups 20 of 28 Quota Sampling sampling group representative data 21 of 28 Non-Representative Sampling group does not require representative samples 22 of 28 Snowball Sampling no probability sampling where sample trails rare to find 23 of 28 Theoretical Sampling collects/analyses data and decides what and where to find it 24 of 28 Operationalisation measurement of a variable is developed for research 25 of 28 Response Rate how well people respond 26 of 28 Coding way in which is changed and stored in memory 27 of 28 Meta-Analysis when researchers combine the finalings to draw conclusions 28 of 28
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