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Research methods

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choice of method and research process: positivism vs interpretivism
What do positivist argue about re...,
What do positivist see our behavi...,
What is the aim for research for ...
11  cards
choice of method and research process: 3 key concepts - reliability
For a method to be reliable it mu...,
Meaning of being replicable,
What form of measurement
5  cards
choice of method and research process: 3 key concepts - Representativeness
Why can t sociologists study ever...,
What may researchers choose to do...,
What is a sample
7  cards
choice of method and research process: 3 key concepts - validity
What does validity refer to,
What is the aim of any research,
Who emphasises the need for validity
3  cards
choice of method and research process - primary and secondary data
What is meant by primary data,
Examples of primary data,
What is meant by secondary data
4  cards
choice of method and research process: choice of research methods- practical factors
What data do postivits prefer,
Finance,
Why are some methods cheaper than...
8  cards
choice of method and research process: choice of research methods - ethical factors
Why do sociologists get informed ...,
People should not be m m,
Confidentiality
8  cards
evaluation: what factor is most important
Theoretical,
Practical and ethical,
Triangulation
3  cards
choice of topic - factors
Practical factors some topics may...,
Why do funding bodies have massiv...,
What are governments more likely ...
7  cards
process of research
What is an aim,
What are aims often,
What is meant by a hypothesis
6  cards
sampling
It is often impractical to study,
What is a sample,
To select a sample of the researc...
14  cards
laboratory experiments
What are 4 problems of labs,
Ethical problems,
What does the lab being small and...
8  cards
field experiments
Where do they take place,
What do sociologist do to create it,
Are those involved usually aware
10  cards
advantages of questionnaires
Practical,
Reliability,
Why do positivist see it as a rel...
10  cards
disadvantages of questionnaires
Why do they need to be brief,
Why does being brief create problems,
What practical problems
5  cards

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