human fieldwork

Question 1

what was the title for this geography enquiry

Answer 1

how has the regeneration of Worcester city centre improved the city?

Question 2

define primary data

Answer 2

data collected by yourself

Question 3

define secondary data

Answer 3

data collected by someone else

Question 4

define quantitative data

Answer 4

data that is numerical

Question 5

define qualitative data

Answer 5

data that is descriptive

Question 6

define random sampling

Answer 6

members of a population have equal chances of being selected

Question 7

define stratified sampling

Answer 7

made up of different layers of the population for example, selecting samples from different age groups. the sample size for each layer is proportional to the size of the layer

Question 8

define systematic sampling

Answer 8

members from a larger population are selected accordingbto a fixed interval

Question 9

what are the positives and negatives of using random sampling

Answer 9

p= can be used with a large sample population. avoids bias
n= can lead to poor representation, could be practical comstraints

Question 10

what are the positives and negatives of using stratified sampling

Answer 10

p= correlations + comparisons can be made between sub-groups
n= time may effect which groups will be present, the size must be known

Question 11

what are the positives sniff negatives of using systematic sampling

Answer 11

p= more straight forward then random sampling
n= more biased

Question 12

what methods will we use to collect our data

Answer 12

traffic/pedestrian counts, land use survey, bipolar analysis survey and a questionnaire

Question 13

what is the Worcester city plan

Answer 13

• the want a vibrant and sustainable city
• they want to ratio the essence of Worcester city
• sustain and improve Worcester
• they want to enjoy the heritage of Worcester

Question 14

what is the purpose of this fieldwork

Answer 14

to assess the regeneration of different areas of Worcester. Commercial, business and housing

Question 15

how did we present our data

Answer 15

bar charts, pie chart and

Question 16

was it successful? give evidence

Answer 16

I think it was - 85% of the public said it has had a positive impact

Question 17

most successful area why?

Answer 17

diglis marina - highest bi polar score of 13
the hive got 12 and the square got 9

Question 18

issues when collecting our data?

Answer 18

only went on one day and one time meaning it would effect the type of people we asked.
we didn’t use different strategies - random would have been best but we just asked whoever would answer