Aims, Hypothesis, Sampling

Question 1

What research methods are Aims used for?

Answer 1

Observation and Self Report

Question 2

What research methods are Hypothesis used for?

Answer 2

What research methods are Hypothesis used for?

Question 3

What is a One Tailed Hypothesis?

Answer 3

Where you predict the direction of the relationship between the two varibles

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What is a Two Tailed Hypothesis?

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Where you think there will be a relationship, but you don’t know the direction of the relationship.

Question 5

What is Sampling..

Answer 5

How you get people to take part in your study

Question 6

It takes too long to study everyone what can you do?

Answer 6

Use a sample to be a representative of the population which can then be generalised back

Question 7

What is the population?

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The group of people from whom the sample is drawn. Can only be generalised back to the target population.

Question 8

What is Opportunity Sampling?

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You take the sample from people who are available at the time of the study and fit the criteria you’re looking for

Question 9

Advantages of Opportunity Sampling?

Answer 9

-Easy to do
-Cheap
-Quick

Question 10

Disadvantages of Opportunity Sampling ?

Answer 10

Sample is not representative which reduces the generalisability of it as not everyone is there

Question 11

What is Random Sampling?

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Involves identifying everyone in the target population and then selecting the number of participants you need in a way that gives everyone an equal chance of being picked.

Question 12

Advantages of Random Sampling

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Representative (everyone has a chance increases Generalisability)

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Disadvantages of Random Sampling

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-Time consuming to do
-Expensive
-People may not want to take part
-No control over who is selected (freak sample)

Question 14

What is Self-Selecting Sampling?

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Participants become part of the study because they volunteered when asked or in response to an advert

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Advantages of Self-Selecting Sampling

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-Less likely to drop out (given informed consent)
-Quicker
-Cheap
-Easy

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Disadvantages of Self-Selecting Sampling

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Sample is less representative as you’ve only got people who volunteered (reduces generalisability)

Question 17

What is Stratified Sampling?

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Classifying the population into categories and then choosing a sample which consists of participants from each category in the same proportions as they are in the population

Question 18

Advantages of Stratified Sampling

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More representative as people are in the same proportions

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Disadvantages of Stratified Sampling

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Cant match people on everything will be differences

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What is Snowball Sampling ?

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For hard to reach groups. People ask other people to take part- people who know each other

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Advantages of Snowball Sampling

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Helps gather hard to reach groups

Question 22

Disadvantages of Snowball Sampling

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-Not representative ( as its people they know)
-Word might not get around
-Time consuming

Question 23

What are research aims?

Answer 23

broad statements that describe the overall purpose of your study.

Question 24

What are research questions

Answer 24

question that a research project sets out to answer