Fieldwork key terms

What does method/methodology mean?

• How and why you've done something

• Problems with your surveys

• Improvements to your surveys

• Types of graphs

What does data presentation mean?

• How and why you've done something

• Problems with your surveys

• Improvements to your surveys

• Types of graphs

What do you need to include in your fieldwork conclusion?

• How and why you've done something

• Summary of your results and hypothesis

• Problems and solutions about your surveys

• Types of graphs

What does title of fieldwork/enquiry mean?

• Your hypothesis (what you investigated on the trip)

• The types of graphs you used

• How and why you did a survey

• Suggesting problems and solutions to your surveys

What does primary evidence mean?

• Data that you have collected yourself

• Data that is not relevant to the topic
• Opinions from other people

• Data that has been collected by someone else

What does secondary evidence mean?

• Data that you have collected yourself

• Data that is not relevant to the topic
• Opinions from other people

• Data that has been collected by someone else

What is an anomaly?

• Something that is predictable.

• Something that is unusual/not normal and doesn't fit the pattern.

• Something that is normal and fits the pattern.

• An anomaly is the trend on a graph.

What does reliable mean?

• When you can trust another person.

• Partly good in quality, can be partly trusted.

• Consistently good in quality and it can be trusted.

• Not good in quality and cannot be trusted.

What is random sampling?

• Selecting points based on chance

• Selecting points that are easy to get to

• Selecting points at regular intervals

• Selecting lots of points from one area

What is opportunity sampling?

• Selecting points based on chance

• Selecting points that are easy to get to

• Selecting points at regular intervals

• Selecting lots of points from one area