Reliable is?
It must be replicable and so if you do it again the same results would happen despite who is carrying out the research.
Representativeness is?
To be representative the sample studied jus represent the population which allows a researcher to draw accurate conclusions.
Validity is?
Refers to how true the data is.
Describe a positivist…
Someone who thinks scientifically and look for a measurable social reality, they look for underlying causes and value representativeness and reliability. They do this through quantitative data.
Describe an Interpretivist…
Claim there isn’t a social reality, aim of research is to find social actors views and view validity as most important. They look for deep meanings through qualitative data.
Practical issues are
Time, Money, Connivence, Subject, Danger, Opportunity and Personal Factors
Ethical issues are
Conformity, Confidentiality, Guilty Knowledge, Covert a and Vulnerability of Subject
