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triangluation

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the use of two or more research methods in a single peice of research to check the validity and reliability of research evidence

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informal interview

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a non-formal job interview, often held in a neutral setting

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covert observation

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where the researcher is “undercover”; the participants are unaware that they are being observed

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interview schedule

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an organizational tool to plan the course of a meeting with a candidate and identify the questions they want to ask

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methodological pluralism

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involves finding value in a variety of sources of information, including believing that no research method is inherently superior to any other

the use of a variety of methods in a single peice of research

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focus group interview

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It is performed by planned discussion and interview with a small group of people conducted

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demand characteristics

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cues that might indicate the study aims to participants

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structured interview

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a systematic approach to interviewing where you ask the same predetermined questions to all candidates in the same order and you rate them with a standardized scoring system

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interview bias

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where the expectations or opinions of the interviewer interferes with the judgement of the interviewee

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paticipent observation

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a research methodology where the researcher is immersed in the day-to-day activities of the participants

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impression management

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conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction

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non response

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occurs when those who opt out of a survey are systematically different from those who complete it, in ways that are significant for the research study

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official statistics

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statistics that are produced by crown bodies, those acting on behalf of crown bodies, or those specified in statutory orders

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content analysis

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a research tool used to determine the presence of certain words, themes, or concepts within some given qualitative data

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qualitative data

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Information conserned with descriptions of the meanings and interpretations people have some issue or event. This type of data is favoured by interpretivists

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quantitative data

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Information that can be expressed in statistical or number form. Positivists would favour this type of data because it is objective and measureable.

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primary data

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data collected by the researcherr themselves

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secondary data

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contains data which already exosts and which researchers havent collected themselves

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reliability

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concerns whether another researcher, if repeating the research using the same research on the same group, would achieve the same result

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validity

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concerned with notions of truth

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representativeness

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whether the individuals making up the sample are typical of the wider social group

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reflexivity

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act of a researcher constantly reflecting on the extent to which they themselves are impacting on their research and their findings.