Soc Res Methods Reivision

Analysis of which of these would not get you qualitative data?

• Official statistisc

• Historical documents

• Online sources

• Media content

Find the weaknesses of secondary data

• Expensive

• Could be irrelevant material

• We don't know the motivation behind why it was created

Which isn't one of the stages of research design?

• Developing hypothesis

• Identifying a research topic

• Reviewing existing studies

• Improving the study's validity

A list of everyone in the target population is called the

(a)  

Which sampling method requires dividing participants into groups before selection?

• Quota

• stratified

• random

• snowball

Which are examples of quantitative data?

• Statistics

• Diary entries

• Interview transcripts

• Opinions

Which data type is gathered by someone else?

(a)  

How can we increase validity?

• Tightly control variables

• Decrease sample size

• Allow participants to speak freely

• All of these

• None of these

What is a representative sample?

• A sample which matches the target population e.g. by gender, ethnicity, age balances.

• A sample which is taken from a correct sampling frame.

• A sample which is limited to only females.

• A sample which you can apply to the whole world.

Defining how you will measure a variable is called

(a)