data

Question 1

quantitative data meaning

Answer 1

numerical data eg no of words recalled

• can be analysed as statistics
• can be converted to graphed easily

Question 2

qualitative data

Answer 2

expressed in words

Question 3

primary data

Answer 3

• original data collected by researcher for specifically to match the aims of thatpiece of research
• could be experiment, questionnaire etc

Question 4

secondary data

Answer 4

collected by someone other than researcher and not specifically for the aim of the study

• already exists before researcher started this piece of research
• eg government stats

Question 5

meta analysis

Answer 5

• uses SECONDARY DATA
• data from a large no. of studies have involved the same research questions and methods of research are combined
• may do qualitative analysis to discuss findings
• may do quantitative to do statistical analysis

Question 6

example of a meta analysis

Answer 6

Van Ijzendoorn, cultural variations