Human Feild Work Flashcards
Where did we go
Aberystwyth found in cardigan bay west coast of wales
Why did we chose Aberystwyth
. It was accessible
. It was a big area (so people can’t collect data from everywhere
. It was safe
What potential risk were there
Strong tides - pupils were told not go into water
Hot weather - Told to bring appropriate cloths
Traffic - pupils were told not to cross roads with there headphones on
Conlclusin of human field work
The close you get to the cbd more popular it gets but the worse the environment quality
What data we collect
Traffic count - cars were counted on 5 chosen spots
Questionares - mixture of open and closed questions
Traffic Count was represent by
Proportional flow diagram
Pedestrian count represented by
Proportional circles
We’re results inaccurate
The pedestrian counts show have been done for 5 mins but some groups may have counted more or less
Some groups might have miscounted people or traffic
We’re results reliable
We did field work only once the results might have been different at different times
Only 30 questionares were answer in a small sample size might not reflect the views of the people
What is the primary research for Aberystwyth
Traffic count
Pedestrian count