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1
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validity

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true and accurate picture

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valid methods

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  1. observations
  2. unstructured interviews
  3. focus groups
  4. diary
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reliable

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can be replicated

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reliable methods

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  1. questionnaire
    2.
    structured interviews
  2. official statistics
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qualitative data

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non numerical, detailed and rich information, interpretivist

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qualitative methods

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  1. in depth interviews
  2. focus groups
  3. obervations
  4. diaries, photographs
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quantitive data

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numerical data, positivists

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quantitive methods

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  1. structured interviews
  2. questionnaires
  3. official statistics
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verstehen

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empathetic and deep understanding

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methods for verstehen

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  1. observation
  2. unstructured interviews
  3. focus groups
  4. diaries
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ethics

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moral principles that guide research.
confidentiality, anonymity, privacy, informed consent, protection from harm, duty of disclosure,

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ethical methods

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  1. questionnaire
  2. structured interviews
  3. official statistics
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representative

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sample shares same characteristics as population under study

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representative methods

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  1. questionnaires
  2. structured interviews
  3. official statistics
  4. random sampling
  5. stratified sampling
  6. quota sampling
  7. systematic sampling
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rapport

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relationship of trust between researcher and participants

  1. focus groups
  2. observations
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16
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operationalise

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defining terms of study

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sample

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group being studied

18
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sampling frame

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list of people in target population

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target population

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group researcher is interested in

20
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pilot study

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trial run of method

21
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non representative sampling techniques

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  1. snowball
  2. volunteer
  3. purposive
  4. opportunity

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