Human fieldwork Flashcards
Enquiry question:
to investigate the qol in different areas of Ipswich
Hypothesis:
the qol in better in Pinewood than in Stoke
Example of inner city area:
Stoke: high crime and low quality health = high levels of depravation
Example of suburban area:
Pinewood = higher living environment rating + top 10% of least deprived areas
Reasoning for choice of location:
-different types of areas
-close to each other + in same region
Example of quantitative data collection:
EQA
What type of sampling is EQA?
random
How many co-ordinates and how many categories of rating?
3 co-ordinates, 6 categories
list of categories for EQA:
-physical geography
-Housing quality
-noise pollution
-evidence of crime
-transport+ access
what average is taken for EQA and why?
mean as is more representative
Justification EQA:
environment affects qol
limitations EQA
-subjective so less reliable
-random sampling = co-ordinates can be clustered
improvements EQA:
-have a control
-use temporal sampling (different times of day)
Example of two hazards and strategies to minimise?
-hypothermia = wear warm layers
-slipping on ice = wear appropriate footwear + proceed with caution
Example of quantitative data collection:
questionnaire
What type of sampling is a questionnaire?
opportunity sampling as you as a member of the public (“How would you rate living in Ipswich?”) +ive 5 -ive 1 and other questions
Justification questionnaire:
quality of life encompasses happiness, safety and healthcare access
limitations questionnaire?
-subjective
-some members of the public refuse to talk
-only at one time of day
improvements questionnaire:
temporal sampling
What are the three methods of data representation?
-radar graphs
-pie charts
-GIS located proportional symbols
+ive radar graphs:
overall representative and visual as a higher area means a higher EQA
-ive EQA:
its hard to read
what do pie charts represent?
the proportion of people that gave each response
+ive and -ive pie charts:
+ive: represntative + visual + can compare individual categories
-ive: cannot determine percentages with ease
overall trends:
-Pinewood has a higher EQA
-Stoke had a higher proportion of people that disliked or severely disliked living there
Example EQA data:
housing quality:
pinewood = 4.33
stoke = 2.28
Example questionnaire data:
14% really disliked Stoke while 0% really disliked Pinewood
Conclusion:
Stoke has a lower qol as it has a worse environment and worse satisfaction
Is it a strong conclusion?
-yes as clear differences in data
-could be improved through temporal sampling
