Sociology: Choice of method and the research process 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyResearchA2/A-levelAQA Created by: wika0821Created on: 20-06-21 15:37 They like reliable and representative quantitative data. Positivists 1 of 22 They like valid qualitative data. Interpretivists 2 of 22 Data collected by the researcher for their own sociological purpose. Primary data 3 of 22 Data collected by someone else for their own sociological purpose. Secondary data. 4 of 22 Numerical data Quantative 5 of 22 Data in the form of words (e.g thoughts and feelings) Qualitative 6 of 22 Combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Triangulation 7 of 22 A method that can be replicated to achieve the same results by a different researcher is... Reliable 8 of 22 A method that produces data that reflects the characteristics of the entire target population is... Representative 9 of 22 A method that produces an authentic picture of something is... Valid 10 of 22 This is a statement of what a sociologist is planning to research. Aim 11 of 22 This is an explanation that is tested with evidence to prove whether it is true or false. Hypothesis 12 of 22 This is defining sociological concepts so that they can be measured. Operationalisation 13 of 22 This is a test study on a small group of people before the actual research begins. Pilot study 14 of 22 This is a small group that is picked from the target population. Sample 15 of 22 This is a list of all the people in a target population Sampling frame 16 of 22 This is a type of sampling that is done by asking an individual to suggest other participants until a group is formed. Snowball sampling 17 of 22 This is a type of sampling that is done by contacting individuals that are the easiest to access e.g students in a classroom. Opportunity sampling 18 of 22 A sampling technique where every nth person is selected. Quasi random sampling 19 of 22 This is a type of sampling where everyone on the sampling frame has an equal chance of being chosen. Random sampling 20 of 22 This is a type of sampling where the target population is stratified and individuals are chosen to meet the proportions of the entire population. Stratified sampling 21 of 22 This is a type of sampling where the target population is stratified and individuals are picked to fill a quota. Quota sampling 22 of 22
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