Research Methods Key Terms (incomplete)

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  • Created on: 07-04-17 02:58
Primary Data
New research carried out by the sociologist themselves.
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Secondary Data
Data that has been previously gathered and published.
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Quantitative Data
Data with numerical values often collected in experiments. Represented in graphs, tables and charts.
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Qualitative Data
Includes any information that can be captured that isn't numerical in nature such as unstructured interviews.
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Reliability
Refers to the extent to which assessments are consistent.
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Validity
Refers to the accuracy of an assessment, whether or not it measures what it is supposed to measure.
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Representativeness
Refers to wether the people being studied are a typical cross section of the group that the researcher is interested in.
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Positivism
The view that sociology can and should use the methods of the natural sciences.
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Intrepretivism
The view that since human beings think and reflect, scientific methods are inappropriate for the study of society.
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Data that has been previously gathered and published.

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Secondary Data

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Data with numerical values often collected in experiments. Represented in graphs, tables and charts.

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Includes any information that can be captured that isn't numerical in nature such as unstructured interviews.

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Refers to the extent to which assessments are consistent.

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