key practical Flashcards
1
Q
aim
A
to investigate whether gender differences on public transport such as politeness
2
Q
hypothesis
A
difference in the no. of males and females who thank the bus driver
3
Q
design points
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data is unrelated
covert observation
opportunity sampling
4
Q
collecting data
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tallying of seen behaviour. only observe one thing
5
Q
controls
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ensure you have 2 people collecting data on the same bus
consider noting when passengers get suspicious
6
Q
ethics
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in public so considered ethical
completely confidential
7
Q
procedure
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hour long journey
51 passengers
chi squared test (nominal data)
8
Q
qualitative data
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- men said thanks mate or thank you driver and engaged in small talk
- women just said thank you and more likely to make eye contact
- generated code
- searched for themes
- reviewing themes
- defining and naming themes
9
Q
strengths
A
- covert observation so natural reactions
- inter rater reliability
- ethical
- thematic analysis well suited to large data sets
10
Q
weaknesses
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- experimental validity as no controls in place
- small sample so not generalisable
- interpreting of thematic analysis
