Research Methods

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Name 3 types of primary research methods
Questionnaire, interview, observation
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What is a disadvantage of using official statistics?
Some statistics don't have all the information
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What other types of secondary evidence can we use?
Diaries, historical documents, previous research, the media
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What is an advantage of a questionnaire?
You can give out a lot, high response rate, usually quite reliable.
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Why may an overt observation produce inaccurate results?
Because the participants' behaviour may change because of the observer
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What is a disadvantage of using official statistics?

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Some statistics don't have all the information

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What other types of secondary evidence can we use?

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What is an advantage of a questionnaire?

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Why may an overt observation produce inaccurate results?

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