official statistics Flashcards
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what are official statistics
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quantitative data collected by government bodies
police criminal justice system nhs etc
2
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strengths of official statistics
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easy to access
usually free
carried out over periods of time so you can see trends
often cover the entire country
3
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weaknesses of official statistics
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government collect statistics for their own benefit so they might not cover exactly what you are looking to study
definitions of key concepts may be different for example how a sociologist defines poverty may not be what the government defines poverty
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