Practical And Ethical Factors

Question 1

What are the 4 practical issues and explain them

Answer 1

-Time, some research takes a long time to do
-Cost, some methods like big surveys or experiments cost a lot
-Access, some groups of people are hard to reach
-Skills, some methods need special skills like being able to speak well, gain trust or write good questions

Question 2

What are the 3 ethical issues and explain them

Answer 2

-Consent, people should know that they’re part of a study and agree to partake
-Harm, the study shouldn’t hurt people emotionally or physically
-Confidentiality, researchers should keep names and details secret

Question 3

What are the 4 theoretical issues and explain them

Answer 3

-Validity, does the method show what’s really happening
-Reliability, would you get the same results if you did it again
-Representitiveness, did the study include enough different types of people
-Objectivity, some methods involve close contact with participants making it hard to stay neutral

Question 4

Define primary data

Answer 4

Data collected by the researcher (interviews, questionnaires)

Question 5

Define secondary data

Answer 5

Data already collected (official statistics, documents)

Question 6

Define quantitative data

Answer 6

Numbers and statistics (surveys)

Question 7

Define Qualitative data

Answer 7

Words and meanings (interviews, observations)