data and sampling Flashcards

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what is primary data

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where the researcher collects data themselves

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what is secondary data

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data that was collected by someone else

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what is quantitive data

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data that is numerical

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what is qualitative data

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data that is written

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what is reliable data

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data that can be repeated or remains the same

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what is valid data

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data that is true

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what is representative data

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data that can be applied to the majority of the population

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what is the survey population

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everyone who can potentially take part in research

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what is the sampling frame

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a list of all the people in the population

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what is sampling technique

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the way a sociologist picks their sample

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what is a sample

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a representative group of people the sociologist will research

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sampling unit

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one person from the sample

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sample attrition

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when some people drop out of the research.

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random sample

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people who are chosen without a system

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systematic random

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people selected at regular intervals i.e every 10th

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representative sampling

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where people are split into groups based on characteristics: gender, race…

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stratified

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where people are picked to fill set categories: 10 women

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multi-stage

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a sample selected from a sample

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snowball

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one person is found and they bring other people… chain of introductions

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volunteer

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participants self-select

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non-representative

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a group selected for a particular purpose: particular characteristics.