Changing Places: 3.2.2.3 Qualitative and Quantitative Skills - Key Words

Question 1

Qualitative Data

Answer 1

Information that is non-numerical and used in a relatively unstructured and open-ended way.

Question 2

Quantitative Data

Answer 2

Data that can be quantifies and verifies, and is amenable to statistical manipulation.

Question 3

Reliability

Answer 3

How accurate or useful a particular source is.

Question 4

Provenance

Answer 4

The context in which a source or text was produced and information about its creator, their wider views and those of their patrons.

Question 5

Primary Data

Answer 5

Data collected by the researcher first-hand.

Question 6

Secondary Data

Answer 6

Data from other sources which the researcher uses.

Question 7

Subjective

Answer 7

Based on influence by personal feelings, tastes or opinions.

Question 8

Objective

Answer 8

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

Question 9

Big Data

Answer 9

Extremely large datasets from which we can learn a great deal with effective analysis.

Question 10

Meaning

Answer 10

Individual or collective perceptions of place.

Question 11

Media

Answer 11

Means of communication that reach or influence people widely including TV, film, photography, art, newspapers, books, songs etc.

Question 12

Representation

Answer 12

How a place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society.

Question 13

Text

Answer 13

A source for analysis: texts used by cultural geographers include works of art and films, as well as written sources like novels, poetry and travelogues.