factors influencing choice of methods Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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What are the 5 practical issues?
A
time and money.
source of funding.
personal factors (skills and characteristics).
research subject matter.
research opportunity.
2
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What are the 5 ethical issues?
A
informed consent.
confidentiality.
effects on research subjects.
vulnerable groups.
covert research.
3
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What are the 3 theoretical issues?
A
validity.
reliability.
representativeness.
4
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What is validity?
A
A method that produces true/genuine picture of what something is really like.
5
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What is reliability?
A
Something that can be repeated again and again and get same result.
6
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What is representativeness?
A
Refers to whether or not the people we study are a typical cross-section of group we are interested in.
