data

Question 1

types of data

Answer 1

quantitative data- numerical data that can be statistically analysed
+more objective and easier to obtain
- can be superficial lacking in depth an detail of participants subjective opinion
qualitative data written richly detailed accounts of what is being studied
-time consuming costly to collect and difficult to obtain
- can be overly subjective

Question 2

how can be data be gathered

Answer 2

primary- gathered by the psychologist themself
secondary- data collected by others
meta analysis- when a psychologist draws together findings of many studies to make one overall conclusion