Introduction and Basics

Question 1

research methods can be classified into

Answer 1

Primary and Secondary sources of data
Quantitative and qualitative data

Question 2

primary data

Answer 2

Data collected by the sociologist - social surveys (questionnaires and interviews), participant observation, experiments

Question 3

advantage of primary data

Answer 3

Sociologists may be able to gather precisely the information they need, but it may be time consuming

Question 4

secondary data

Answer 4

Official Stats
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However, those who produce it may not be interested in the same questions as sociologists - will not provide exact information

Question 5

quantitative data

Answer 5

Data collected in a numerical form

Question 6

qualitative data

Answer 6

Data that gives us a feel of what something is like and insight into the subject being researched