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Unit 2 Part b - Research Methods
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Sociology
11th Grade
04/22/2015
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Primary data
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Secondary data
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Participant observation
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Non-participant observation
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Experiment
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Laboratory experiment
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Field experiment
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Comparative experiment
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Official statistics
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Documents
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Quantitative data
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Qualitative data
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Structured interview
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Unstructured interview
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Structured observation
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Covert research
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Overt research
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Validity
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Reliability
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Representativeness
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Interpretivists
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Positivists
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Hawthorne effect
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Free will
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Control group
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Independent variable
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Dependent variable
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Closed-ended questions
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Open-ended questions
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Hypothesis
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Operationalising concepts
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Pilot study
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Sampling (general)
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Sampling frame
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Random sampling
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Quasi-random sampling
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Stratified random sampling
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Quota sampling
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Snowball sampling
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Opportunity sampling
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Objective
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Value free point of view; unbiased
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Subjective
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Value-led point of view; biased
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"Right answerism"
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Where respondents to a questionnaire give answers that are not full or accurate, and instead what they think the researcher will think is right. Could be they don't understand the question or they want to please the researcher.
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Imposing the researcher's meanings
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Census
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Rapport
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Social desirability effect
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Where interviewees seek to win social approval so they present themselves in a favourable light.
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Going native
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The dark figure of crime
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Public documents
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Personal documents
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Authenticity
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Credibility
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Historical documents
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Content analysis
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Longitudal studies
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Case studies
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Life histories
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Triangulation
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