Examination entry 2020 Qualitative Surveys & Sustainable Communities

Question 1

What is qualitative data?

Answer 1

Collected information that is not numerical, evidence can be collected in the form of text, oral accounts, interviews or images

Question 2

What is quantitative data?

Answer 2

Collected evidence that can be counted or measured e.g traffic surveys or river discharge.

Question 3

Why do some qualitative data methods sometimes use number scales for responses?

Answer 3

So they can be put into rank order.

Question 4

Give two qualitative data collection methods that use number scales?

Answer 4

Bipolar surveys & Likert surveys

Question 5

Give five other qualitative data collection methods that you can use?

Answer 5

Photographs, Images, Sketches, Environmental quality surveys, Sustainable community assessments, Retail assessment surveys.

Question 6

How can you present photographs, images and sketches appropriately?

Answer 6

By annotating them using the egan wheel for sustainability, By placing the images onto a map.

Question 7

How else can you present qualitative data?

Answer 7

Star and Radial diagrams, bar charts

Question 8

What 3 things does sustainability need to take into account?

Answer 8

Economic, Social & Environment

Question 9

To evaluate sustainability of an area or a location you would need to use

Answer 9

Egan’s Wheel

Question 10

Elements of Egan’s wheel can also be used to create other data collection methods. Give an example.

Answer 10

Questionnaire

Question 11

What secondary data can you collect on sustainability?

Answer 11

Flood risk using the internet
Google street view
Crime statistics
Zoopla

Question 12

What was the key question of our physical geography fieldwork in Dorset?

Answer 12

How sustainable is the coastal management at Swanage?

Question 13

Give two appropriate hypotheses for this question ; How sustainable is the coastal management at Swanage?

Answer 13

The hard & soft coastal management strategies at Swanage are effective at protecting Swanage from erosion and flooding.

Question 14

What qualitative data collection methods did you use in Dorset?

Answer 14

Annotated field sketches, Likert Survey & Photographs

Question 15

What Quantitative data collection methods did you use in Dorset?

Answer 15

Wave Analysis, Longshore drift (Measurement of sand either side of the groyne.)

Question 16

For each of the qualitative data collection methods (Annotated field sketches, Likert Survey & Photographs ) what were the advantages of these methods

Answer 16

Annotated field sketch Advantages : Quick, Simple to do, Limited equipment
Likert Survey Advantages: It does not force a person to make a decision, Scaled answers, Easy to understand, can collect data from large groups
Photographs Advantages: Quick, Can use everyday equipment for example a smartphone.

Question 17

For each of the qualitative data collection methods (Annotated field sketches, Likert Survey & Photographs ) what were the disadvantages of these methods

Answer 17

Annotated field sketch Disadvantages : Clarity of sketches and annotations can be poor.
Likert Survey Disadvantages: Participants may not be honest, Based upon people’s feelings
Photographs Disadvantages: Images may not be clear, you may forget what you intended to annotate on the image.

Question 18

For the quantitative data collection methods (Wave Analysis, Longshore drift) what were the advantages of these methods?

Answer 18

Wave analysis Advantages: Counting the waves can be done quickly and easily using basic equipment (stopwatch/phone)
Longshore drift Advantages: Can do it easily with friends, it is easy to complete as the procedure is straightforward

Question 19

For the quantitative data collection methods (Wave Analysis, Longshore drift) what were the disadvantages of these methods?

Answer 19

Wave analysis Disadvantages: Counting the waves can be difficult if there are lots of quick waves, some people may count at different points of the waves, starting the count at exactly the same time can be difficult.
Longshore drift Disadvantages: If it is windy then the tape measure can blow around making the points where you measure along the groyne at slightly different intervals, The tide might be in therefore you cannot measure the sand on both sides of the groyne. Some groups of students may measure at different intervals along the groyne than others

Question 20

What was the key question for your human geography fieldwork in Dorset?

Answer 20

How sustainable is the coastal town of Swanage?

Question 21

What two qualitative data collection methods did you use to collect the human geography fieldwork data in Dorset

Answer 21

Field Sketches & Interviews

Question 22

What four quantitative data collection methods did you use to collect the human geography fieldwork data in Dorset

Answer 22

Perception bi-polar chart, Transport and Connectivity bipolar charts, Crime survey, Tranquility and Greenery scale

Question 23

What are the advantages of the two qualitative data collection methods you used to collect the human fieldwork data in Dorset?

Answer 23

Field Sketch - Simple/Quick/No need for equipment other than pencil and paper
Interview - Asking different people, Can do it as you conduct other pieces of fieldwork, can move around whilst collecting the data

Question 24

What are the disadvantages of the two qualitative data collection methods you used to collect the human fieldwork data in Dorset?

Answer 24

Field Sketch - Drawings not clear, Annotations may be poor, Annotations may not linkto hypothesis or fieldwork question
Interview - People may not want to answer your questions, People can be influenced by others around them whilst the questions are being asked so they may not say truly what they mean.

Question 25

What are the advantages of the quantitative data (Perception bi-polar chart, Transport and Connectivity bipolar charts, Crime survey, Tranquility and Greenery scale) collection methods you used to collect the human fieldwork data in Dorset?

Answer 25

Quick to complete, Most involved ticking boxes (Perception bi polar and transport and connectivity bipolar charts) crime survey was visual and Tranquillity and Greenery scale was scored between 1 and 5

Question 26

What are the disadvantages of the quantitative data (Perception bi-polar chart, Transport and Connectivity bipolar charts, Crime survey, Tranquility and Greenery scale)collection methods you used to collect the human fieldwork data in Dorset?

Answer 26

The results would depend upon peoples opinions therefore someone else would get different results from completing the same thing in the same area. The crime survey only looked at a small area therefore it may not represent a whole town and we only looked at a small number of different crimes.

Question 27

What secondary data did we collect about Dorset?

Answer 27

Looked at Google Earth to find out a bit about the coastal management strategies in Swanage. As well as the internet to find out how much they cost. Also looked at Swanage town council website to find out about the beach and the town. When in Swanage we looked at posters around the town and information boards. Crime statistics from the police website.

Question 28

What simple graphical techniques did you/could you use to analyse and present fieldwork data?

Answer 28

Bar charts, line graphs, pie charts

Question 29

What complex graphical techniques did you/could you use to analyse and present fieldwork data?

Answer 29

Choropleth maps, flow line maps, scatter graphs, transects

Question 30

What visual techniques did you/could you use to analyse and present fieldwork data?

Answer 30

Annotated Photographs, Annotated Field Sketches, Images placed on Maps, Word clouds, Pictograms

Question 31

What analytical calculations can you use to process your fieldwork data?

Answer 31

Mean, Median, Mode, Percentage increase, percentage decrease, Interquartile Range, cross sectional area (e.g rivers cross section)

Question 32

What were the results from your physical fieldwork in Dorset?

Answer 32

The coastal management strategies at Swanage are working in protecting the coastline and maintaining sediment on the beach. However some of the methods such as the Groynes are not being maintained as well as they should so in future they may need to be replaced. Also the local people think that more defences are needed in the longer term to protect the coastline.

Question 33

What were the results from your human fieldwork in Dorset?

Answer 33

The town of Swanage is not sustainable as there is significant levels of traffic in the summer months but not in the winter months. There were lots of transport and connectivity provision for local people. There was not much serious crime however there were street bollards, CCTV and see through fencing this would have prevented crime. The area was also moderately tranquil and there was some greenery.