fieldwork Flashcards
Data presentation methods
-EQA produced proportional symbols on a map, giving CLEAR and SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING.
-Questionnaire using random sampling strategy to avoid being biased and a piechart, which represented the data clearly. We collated the data from a total of 40 opinions which gave us a wider representative. However, our sampling strategy could have caused a poor representative because it was random, so perhaps we could have used stratified sampling which could have improved the probability of not acquiring a poor representative.
- Land Use Map Was effective in showing the proportion of buildings for tourism over the need of the locals from a general perspective, however, it was difficult to identify the service of multipurpose buidlings or shops that were closed.
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Study Location
West Lulworth, South Coast, Dorset Jurrasic Coastline. Appropriate because of enormous honey pot site for tourism because of the attractive scenery and picturesque costal features. Perfect for Tourism analysis.
Risk Assessment
DONT GO IN THE WATER- Risk of drowning.
Busy Roads, be careful of cars when crossing.
Weather may impact danger of slipping, so wear appropriate footwear.
Random Sampling
Equal probability each member of the population will be included
Advantage: least biased
Disadvantage: can lead to a poor representation because its random. This can be reduced by repeating this at different times and taking averages.
Systematic Sampling
Observations made at regular intervals, e.g. asking every fifth person a question.
Advantages: provides spatial balance, and good coverage of area.
Disadvantage: Easy to miss variation (Not Representative)
Stratified Sampling
Where proportionate number of observations are taken from each part/category of the population.
Advantages: generates results which are more representative over wider spread of different people with different purposes.
Disadvantage: difficult to know the size of subgroups for proportion, which is essential.
Land use survey (Quantitative)
Shows us the vast the majority of shops and services accomodate for tourists needs over locals.
Limitation: not enough time to visit all the village (residential area) so not balanced proportionatly between subgroups of the area.
EQA environmental quality assessment
scale of 0-4, and we did this at a range of places, which provides useful for comparitive purposes. Made it clear areas of tourism more impacted.
Limitations: very subjective
Areas analysed need to be done at different times in the day and months of the year but not enough time.
Questionnaire
Allowed us to get a range of opinions which were given as a rating on a scale of 2 and -2, collated into a sample of 40 people which gave a large representative. The random sampling avoided being biased.
Limitations: some people showed disinterest/ less effort than others.
Perhaps stratified sampling would give (on average) a better representative
Field Sketch
Gave us a good, hollistic overview of the entire area.
Limitations: not everything can be captured in 1 sketch- subjective to the creator.
Picture would be more accurate.
Car park count
247 cars in the carpark showed us the great income from tourism per day, equating to approximately 25,000 pounds per day.
Limitations: needs to be done at different times during the year, because it is extremely dependent on weather and season, making the number fluctuate enormously.
