Methods

Question 1

What’s primary data?

Answer 1

information that has been collected by the sociologists themselves for their own
purposes.

Question 2

What are the Advantages of primary data?

Answer 2

-Control over the research- research for themselves with no irrelevant information
-Original data: often specific secondary data isn’t available

Question 3

What are disadvantages of primary data?

Answer 3

its time consuming and costly

Question 4

Primary sources of data

Answer 4

• Experiments
• Interviews
• Questionnaires
• Observations

Question 5

What influences a sociologist’s research topic?

Answer 5

A sociologist’s theoretical perspective is intertwined with
their own personal beliefs & interests.
Society’s values or public concerns