Fieldwork (theme 4) Flashcards
Bury: Hypothesis changes over time
Bury has become more of a clone town
Bury: Risks associated
-Bad weather may make sheets unreadable
Type up results online
-Wearing unsuitable clothing may make people injured
Wear suitable clothes
Bury: Why Change over time hypothesis
To see how an area develops over time
Primary data
Data you collected directly
Secondary data
Data from published sources
Quantitative data
Data with a numerical value
e.g age distance
Qualitative data
Data without a numerical value
e.g colour texture
Bury: Example of primary data collected
Questionnaire (clone town survey)
Bury: Evaluate primary data collected
- Data collection and sampling methods why appropriate for inquiry
-Interviewed members of the public to get their opinion on the safety in Bury. This meant I could get a wider view of more people’s opinions to make my work more accurate.
However, I interviewed at 10 o’clock so I did not get the views of people who worked making my survey less accurate
-Random Sampling to get a view of more of the general population and remove bias
However, there may have been internal bias and picking of whoever was closest.
Bury: Example of Secondary data collected
Google Maps for clone town survey
Bury: Evaluate secondary data
- Data collection and sampling methods why appropriate for inquiry
-Google Maps to see how Bury has changed over time and view whether or not it has been more of a clone town in the past.
+This was useful because it was a view into the past and I could see what shops used to be there and how many more chain stores there were in the past compared to independent
-However, It was secondary data and some paths weren’t available to view online so not all accurate
Bury: Example of Quantitative data used
Clone town survey
Bury: Evaluate Quantitative data
- Data collection and sampling methods why appropriate for inquiry
-I went up and down each area of bury and counted how many Chain and Independent stores there were as well as the type of stores. Did the same for past years on Google Maps
-This was useful as I could easily investigate my hypothesis
-However, I may have seen a shop and not realized it was Chain, and on Google Maps not all streets are there to view.
Bury: Example of Qualitative data
Questionnaire
Bury: Evaluate Qualitative data
- Data collection and sampling methods why appropriate for inquiry
-Interviewed members of the public to get their opinion on the safety in Bury. This meant I could get a wider view of more people’s opinions to make my work more accurate.
However, I interviewed at 10 o’clock so I did not get the views of people who worked making my survey less accurate
-Random Sampling to get a view of more of the general population and remove bias
However, there may have been internal bias and picking of whoever was closest.
Bury: How presented Index of Decay
Radar Graph