Conducting surveys

Question 1

What are the types of questions

Answer 1

Open and closed ended

Question 2

Define random sampling

Answer 2

Random choice

Question 3

Define quasi random sampling

Answer 3

every 10th name on a list is selected

Question 4

Define quota sampling

Answer 4

look for the right number of each sort of person

Question 5

Define stratified random sampling

Answer 5

Divide into males and females and take a certain number from each

Question 6

What are the practical reasons for not wanting to create a representative sample

Answer 6

Subject might not be know, impossible to find it, may refuse to participate

Question 7

Define snowball sampling

Answer 7

Collect sample by contactin number of key people who are asked to suggest others who ight be interviewed

Question 8

Define opportunity sampling

Answer 8

choose from individuals who are easiest to access

Question 9

What are the theoretical reasons for not wanting a representative sample?

Answer 9

Interpretivists want qualitiatvie data so doesn’t need to be generalised

Question 10

Describe the pilot study

Answer 10

draft version iron out any problems, reveals questions are badly worded and hard to understand

Question 11

Describe opertationalising concepts

Answer 11

Making something into a measurable concept

Question 12

Describe the sampling frame

Answer 12

List of all me,bers of the population it using electoral list

Question 13

Describe sampling

Answer 13

representative, do it as you don’t have money or the time,

ensures people in the study are representative

Question 14

Describe forming an aim and hypothesis

Answer 14

Aim identies what you intend ti study or achieve - collect data on a particular topic
Hypothessi - more specific explanation that can be tested by collecting evidence
Gives direction and purpose