Where is your coast fieldwork?
Walton-On-The-Naze
6 stages to the enquiry process
-develop a question
-use techniques and methods (qualitative and quantitive)
to collect data
-process data and present it
-analyse and explain your data
-make conclusions
-evaluate your data and data collection methods
Main aim of study
To investigate the role of the processes and management at the coast in Walton
Primary data
collected by me
Primary qualitative data methods
- field sketch
- photographs
Primary quantitive data methods
- wave count
- landform profile
- infiltration rates
- sediment analysis
Secondary data
is collected by other people
Secondary data we used
- website
- newspaper articles
- old maps
Types of sampling techniques
- stratified
- systematic
- random
Advantages/disadvantages of stratified sampling
Advantages
- comparisons easily made
- can be very flexible
Disadvantages
-you may need knowledge of the location
Advantages/disadvantages of stratified sampling
Advantages
- straight forward
- more coverage of the study area can be covered
Disadvantages
- can be more biased
- can read to under representation of an area
Advantages/disadvantages of random sampling
Advantages
- unbiased
- no personal selection or judgement
Disadvantages
- might be time consuming
- some areas don’t get sampled
