LT1-Research Methods Flashcards
Aim
what you intend to study
Hypothesis
A predication made that can be tested
Operationalisation
A process that is used to define or measure key variables in a study
Pilot study
A trial study done on a smaller sample to test for any problems within the process
Sample
A group of participants from a target population
Sampling frame
A group of people that can be used drawn for a sample
Sampling
A process used to select a sample
Primary data
Information found by the researcher
Secondary data
Information collected by someone else
Quantitative data
Information in number form
Qualitative data
Information in written form
Triangulation
where sociologist use 2 or more methods normally combining quantitative and qualitative
Positivism
a philosophical view that believes that sociology can
and should be a science
Interpretivists
a philosophical view that believes that sociology
cannot and should not be a science.
Validity
The extent of which the study presents the true picture of what is being studied
