Human fieldwork

Question 1

Enquiry question:

Answer 1

to investigate the qol in different areas of Ipswich

Question 2

Hypothesis:

Answer 2

the qol in better in Pinewood than in Stoke

Question 3

Example of inner city area:

Answer 3

Stoke: high crime and low quality health = high levels of depravation

Question 4

Example of suburban area:

Answer 4

Pinewood = higher living environment rating + top 10% of least deprived areas

Question 5

Reasoning for choice of location:

Answer 5

-different types of areas
-close to each other + in same region

Question 6

Example of quantitative data collection:

Answer 6

EQA

Question 7

What type of sampling is EQA?

Answer 7

random

Question 8

How many co-ordinates and how many categories of rating?

Answer 8

3 co-ordinates, 6 categories

Question 9

list of categories for EQA:

Answer 9

-physical geography
-Housing quality
-noise pollution
-evidence of crime
-transport+ access

Question 10

what average is taken for EQA and why?

Answer 10

mean as is more representative

Question 11

Justification EQA:

Answer 11

environment affects qol

Question 12

limitations EQA

Answer 12

-subjective so less reliable
-random sampling = co-ordinates can be clustered

Question 13

improvements EQA:

Answer 13

-have a control
-use temporal sampling (different times of day)

Question 14

Example of two hazards and strategies to minimise?

Answer 14

-hypothermia = wear warm layers
-slipping on ice = wear appropriate footwear + proceed with caution

Question 15

Example of quantitative data collection:

Answer 15

questionnaire

Question 16

What type of sampling is a questionnaire?

Answer 16

opportunity sampling as you as a member of the public (“How would you rate living in Ipswich?”) +ive 5 -ive 1 and other questions

Question 17

Justification questionnaire:

Answer 17

quality of life encompasses happiness, safety and healthcare access

Question 18

limitations questionnaire?

Answer 18

-subjective
-some members of the public refuse to talk
-only at one time of day

Question 19

improvements questionnaire:

Answer 19

temporal sampling

Question 20

What are the three methods of data representation?

Answer 20

-radar graphs
-pie charts
-GIS located proportional symbols

Question 21

+ive radar graphs:

Answer 21

overall representative and visual as a higher area means a higher EQA

Question 22

-ive EQA:

Answer 22

its hard to read

Question 23

what do pie charts represent?

Answer 23

the proportion of people that gave each response

Question 24

+ive and -ive pie charts:

Answer 24

+ive: represntative + visual + can compare individual categories
-ive: cannot determine percentages with ease

Question 25

overall trends:

Answer 25

-Pinewood has a higher EQA -Stoke had a higher proportion of people that disliked or severely disliked living there

Question 26

Example EQA data:

Answer 26

housing quality: pinewood = 4.33 stoke = 2.28

Question 27

Example questionnaire data:

Answer 27

14% really disliked Stoke while 0% really disliked Pinewood

Question 28

Conclusion:

Answer 28

Stoke has a lower qol as it has a worse environment and worse satisfaction

Question 29

Is it a strong conclusion?

Answer 29

-yes as clear differences in data -could be improved through temporal sampling