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‭Paper 3‬

‭Reserach Methods‬

‭Quantitative Metholds:‬

‭Quantitative Survey - a survey where all answers are scaled by ranking of numbers‬

‭ haraceristics of a Survey.‬
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‭Standrised questions are asked that allow for the participants to directly report based on‬
‭their own thoughts. Uses a sample popluation that has a diverse amount of people with‬
‭different views.‬

‭Case Study‬‭- Indepdth study of person/group.‬

‭ haracteristics of a Case Study:‬


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‭Self-reporting data .‬‭Triangulation is used as techniques‬‭such as observation/interview for‬
‭more data collection.‬

‭Structured Interview‬‭- set list of questions/structure.‬

‭ haracteristics of Structured Interviews:‬


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‭Fixed order of questions and self reported.‬

‭Semi structured Interview‬‭- Can choose to add questions‬‭from set list.‬

‭ haracteristics of Semi Sturctured Data:‬


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‭Self reported‬‭and ask for follow up questions.‬

‭Unstructured Interviews‬‭- researcher has single question‬‭for participants to expand on.‬

‭ nstructured Interviews‬
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‭Questions that are open ended an‬‭d self reported‬

‭ ocus group‬‭- have 6-10 participants to discuss a‬‭series of questions where they would be‬
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‭prompted by the facilitator.‬

‭ haracteristics:‬
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‭Faculitiers encourage participants share their views and beliefs and more naturalstc setting‬
‭for people ro share‬
‭Participant‬‭- rescheraer is part of the group being‬‭observed.‬

‭ haracteristic of naturalistic participant observation:‬


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‭Researher is part of the group being observed. and have‬‭high ecological validity.‬

‭Non participant - reseracher is not part of the group.‬


‭ haracteristics of a non participant‬
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‭Reseracher is not part of the group being observed and have high ecological validity.‬

‭Covert observation - participants are unaware of being observed.‬

‭participants are unaware of being observed.‬‭high ecological‬‭validity.‬

‭Overt observation - participants are aware of being observed.‬

‭ haracteristics:‬
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‭participants are aware of being observed. and has‬‭high ecological validity.‬

‭Qualitative Metholds:‬

‭ xperiment - has an independent ( ie variable you control for the study) and dependent‬
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‭variable ( the variable that is the result of the independent variable) to see the cause and‬
‭effect relationship.‬

‭ haracteristics of an experiment:‬
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‭Control of external variables and examine a cause and effect relationship.‬

‭Field Experiemnt‬‭- experiment done in an natural environment.‬

‭ haracerstics of an field experiment:‬


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‭Seeks a cause and effec‬‭t relationship in an uncontrolled‬‭environment and it helps with‬
‭increasing ecologicalal validity.‬

‭ uasi experiment -‬ ‭Researcher have limited control‬‭over the experiment/control groups in‬
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‭allocating people. understand th‬‭e cause and effect‬‭relationship.‬

‭ atural Experiment‬‭- Conducted in an natural environment‬‭with the reseracher not having‬


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‭control over the IV.‬

‭ haracteristics of Natural Experiment:‬


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‭Researcher not having control over the IV since it is naturally occurring . Cause and effect.‬

‭ ooreilation Study‬‭- Two variables with no determine‬‭IV or DV. Positive = X increase, y‬


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‭increases. Negative - If x increases, y decreases.‬

‭ haracteristics of Correlation Study:‬


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‭Participants are not assigned to groups or an IV. Measure the variables to determine the‬
‭strgenth/relationship between them.‬

‭ ampling Metholds:‬
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‭Opportunity sample‬‭- collecting people who are easy‬‭to contact. Examples include whether‬
‭they are using the available participants at a set certain location.‬
‭ harcetristics opportunity sample:‬
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‭Non- probability and not represented of population‬

‭ andom sample‬‭- people have an equal chance of beig‬‭selected with the researchers not‬
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‭being aware of who is being selected.‬

‭ haracteristics of random sample:‬


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‭Everyone has an equal chance of being selected and it represents the population.‬

‭ olunteer sampling‬‭- Self Selected and non probability.‬ ‭Examples include whether it comes‬
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‭from adverts, posters and online for participants to reply upon.‬

‭ tratified sampling‬‭- an attempt to make a sample‬‭that reflects the sub group within a target‬
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‭popluation.‬

‭ haracteristics of Stratisfied Sampling:‬


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‭Represents a subgroup based on the subject’s characertsitiscs and avois researcher bias‬
‭by doing random sample once subgroups are created to take part in the study .‬

‭ urposive sampling‬‭- researchers would select people‬‭based on the characertsics that fit the‬
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‭objective of the study.‬

‭ haracteristics of Purposive Sampling:‬


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‭Target population is very low and the participants are fit to be part of the experiment.‬

‭Snowball sampling‬‭- participants are to recruit future‬‭participants that they are familiar with.‬

‭ haracertsictis of snowball sampling: prone to sampling bias and the researcher has very‬
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‭little control over the sampling method.‬

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