familiar fieldwork - how does quality of life vary in Reigate

Question 1

what is the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

Answer 1

a UK government qualitative study measuring deprivation at a small-area level across England

Question 2

what makes the choice of location a suitable study area

Answer 2

• is local to school
• can return easily (to repeat measurements)
• low risk
• range of urban land uses within a small area

Question 3

what is sampling

Answer 3

a short ute method for investigating a whole population

Question 4

why do we use sampling

Answer 4

there isn’t enough time, money, energy, man-power, equipment to measure everything within a site

Question 5

definition of random sampling

Answer 5

where samples are chosen fairly randomly and every person has an equal chance of being selected

Question 6

advantages of random sampling

Answer 6

• easy to implement
• unbiased

Question 7

disadvantages of random sampling

Answer 7

can lead to poor representation of the overall population if large areas are not hit by numbers generated

Question 8

systematic sampling definition

Answer 8

means working to a system to collect data (eg. every 10m along the road)

Question 9

disadvantages of systematic sampling

Answer 9

over or under representation of particular patterns

Question 10

advantages of systematic sampling

Answer 10

• easy to execute and understand
• control and sense of process
• clustered selection eliminated

Question 11

stratified sampling definition

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means collecting a sample made up of different parts, for example deliberately selecting samples of different people within an area so you include the whole range of people found there

Question 12

advantages of stratified sampling

Answer 12

ensures each sub ground within the population receives proper representation within the sample

Question 13

disadvantages of stratified sampling

Answer 13

• can be difficult and time consuming to select relevant groups
• can require more time to analyse stratified data

Question 14

primary data definition

Answer 14

data collected that is original and collected for first time (eg. fieldwork data)

Question 15

secondary data definition

Answer 15

data collected by using already available sources

Question 16

hazards and solutions

Answer 16

1) risk from traffic - cars, buses and cyclists
-> only cross roads at pedestrian crossings
-> be aware of surroundings at all times
-> stay on pedestrian pavements

2) risk from strangers - mugging, inappropriate behaviour
-> stay in groups of minimum 4 at all times
-> keep valuables in bags
-> don’t give out personal information

3) weather - sunburn, dehydration
-> wear sunscreen
-> drink water

Question 17

how did we measure quality of life

Answer 17

1) assess buildings
- pleasing to the eye
- good condition
- evidence of maintenance
- no vandalism

2) traffic
- no traffic congestion
- parking
- no traffic noise
- safe
- no smell from traffic
- easily accessible

3) open space and gardens
- large gardens or open space
- well maintained
- visible greenery
- public park easily accessible

4) general quality
- no litter
- street well maintained
- desirable area
- close to public transport
- easy access to shops and services
- well maintained street furniture
- well lit
- well signposted

Question 18

secondary data examples

Answer 18

• Index of Multiply Deprivation
• census data
• newspapers
  -house price data

Question 19

advantage of Index of multiple deprivation

Answer 19

• can allow for comparisons to be seen across space
• can reveal a lot about the socio-economic picture of an area

Question 20

disadvantages of index of multiple deprivation

Answer 20

• does not reveal perspective and experiences of the people of the place

Question 21

what does the IMD tell us about how quality of life varies in reigate

Answer 21

• in the north the quality of life increases
• east is better than west

Question 22

how reliable is conclusion from IMD

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• majority of data is administrative data
  -> relatively accurate as it’s government sourced

Question 23

what is the census

Answer 23

a system where population info is collected for an area

Question 24

advantage of the census

Answer 24

gives a good visual picture - can compare

Question 25

disadvantage of census

Answer 25

only takes place every 10 years

Question 26

what does census tell us about how quality of life varies in reigate

Answer 26

• deprivation appears to be higher in south of reigate than north

Question 27

how reliable is the census

Answer 27

• produced by government so is reliable
• however it’s only done every 10 years

Question 28

how do you prevent environmental quality surveys and why

Answer 28

bar chart
because you get a good visual technique - easy and quick to analyse and can see trends easily

Question 29

how would you present photographs and why

Answer 29

annotated photographs
because you get a good visual snapshot to show socio-economic characteristics

Question 30

final conclusions

Answer 30

• quality of life improves as you move from south to north of reigate
• some evidence that quality of life gets better with height
  -> high property prices on top of hill, where area is more desirable

Question 31

strengths of our study

Answer 31

• repeats were undertaken to ensure reliability
• used both qualitative and quantitative data to add reliability to results
• newspapers allowed us to gain a deeper perspective of what life in reigate is like
• each group conducted fieldwork, we combined our results to increase our sample size
• used systematic sampling
• used stratified sampling

Question 32

weaknesses of our study

Answer 32

• census data we used was from 2021
• mood survey is subjective and based on opinion
• were only at site on day
• used systematic sampling
• used stratified sampling
• newspapers can often be biased and don’t tell you the whole story