Theory and Methods Flashcards by Henry Krueger

Official Statistics - Strengths

P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Official Statistics - Weaknesses

P: Accuracy, Confusion
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Official Statistics - Research Type

Quantitative Secondary Research

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Public Documents - Strengths

P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity

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Public Documents - Weaknesses

P: Confusion, Accuracy
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Public Documents - Research Type

Qualitative Secondary Research

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Personal Documents - Strengths

P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Personal Documents - Weaknesses

P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Personal Documents - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Strengths

P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to Withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Weaknesses

P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

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Structured Interviews - Strengths

P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Structured Interviews - Weaknesses

P: Hawthorne Effect, Physical Characteristics, Access
E: Anonymity, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Structured Interviews - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

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Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Strengths

P: Refusal, Lack of Hawthorne Effect
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Weaknesses

P: Time, Money
E: Intrusion, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

Field Experiments - Strengths

P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Debrief, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Hypothesis Testing, Generalizable

Field Experiments - Weaknesses

P: Access, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Field Experiments - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

Lab Experiments - Strengths

P: Access, Refusal, Physical Characteristics
E: Right to Withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

Lab Experiments - Weaknesses

P: Resources, Hawthorne Effect
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Lab Experiments - Research Type

Quantitative Primary Research

Informal Interviews - Strengths

P: Refusal, Resources E: Informed Consent, Anonymity T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Informal Interviews - Weaknesses

P: Access, Hawthorne Effect E: Protection from Harm, Disclosure T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Informal Interviews - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research

Group Interviews - Strengths

P: Physical Characteristics, Refusal, Resources E: Informed Consent, Right to Withdraw T: Verstehen, Validity

Group Interviews - Weaknesses

P: Access, Hawthone Effect, Confusion E: Protection from Harm, Disclosure T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Group Interviews - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research

Covert Participation Observation - Strengths

P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Access E: Greater Good, Anonymity T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Covert Participation Observation - Weaknesses

P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking E: Informed Consent, Disclosure T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Covert Participation Observation - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research

Overt Participation Observation - Strengths

P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking, Confusion E: Informed Consent, Anonymity T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Overt Participation Observation - Weaknesses

P: Hawthorne Effect, Refusal E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Overt Participation Observation - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research

Covert Observation - Strengths

P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources, Refusal E: Greater Good, Anonymity T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Covert Observation - Weaknesses

P: Access, Note-taking, Physical Characteristics E: Informed Consent, Witnessing Crime T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Covert Observation - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research

Overt Observation - Strengths

P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking E: Informed Consent, Anonymity T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

Overt Observation - Weaknesses

P: Access, Refusal E: Right to Withdraw, Protection from Harm T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

Overt Observation - Research Type

Qualitative Primary Research