Methods in clinical

Question 1

Primary data

Answer 1

raw data:collected by the researcher
e.g clinicial interviews with mentally ill patients-Goldstein (1998)- gender diff in schizophrenia

Question 2

Secondary data

Answer 2

gathered by someone else used for further research
e.g hospital records/doctor notes

Question 3

Strengths + weaknesses of primary data:

Answer 3

-high validity-research question+variables operationalised by researcher- accurate + meets study aims+ collected at the time of research-clinicial being a fast-paced area-DSM constantly updated
-can be expensive:start at the beginning-collecting pps,equipment etc
-can be time consuming

Question 4

S+W of secondary data

Answer 4

-relatively inexpensive or free-public access statistics
-may be less valid: may be gathered for reasons differing to specific study aims+ unaware of potential bias lowering validity
-quick to obtain-data avaliable