METHODS - Surveys Flashcards
What are the two types of surveys?
- Social surveys
- longitudinal surveys
Social surveys:
Collects _______ from ____________.
Aim is to uncover ________/_____ in ______ or _______.
Tries to explain ______ of _________.
a) responses, large population
b) differences/trends, values, attitudes
c) choices, large groups
Longitudinal surveys:
______ people for a ____ time with ______ _________ points.
Highly ____ as it _______ the ________ to see ________ over a _____ time.
a) follows, long, several, measurement
b) valid, allows, researcher, fine detail, long
What’s the issue with longitudinal surveys?
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People drop out or die
Hawthorne Effect makes it less valid
Expensive and time-consuming
In terms of longitudinal surveys, explain the Hawthorne Effect.
Watching people changes their behaviour.
What are the 6 sampling types?
- Random
- Snowball
- Systematic
- Theoretical
- Stratified random
- Quota
R______ sampling types:
- _______ chosen
- The most _________ type of sampling
- A _____ sample needed to ensure that it is __________ ___________
a) random
b) randomly
c) representative
d) large
e) statistically representative
S_______ sampling types:
- Recruit ______/______ to participate
- Used in _____ to identify groups
- Unlikely to be truly ____________
a) snowball
b) family/friends
c) harder
d) representative
S_______ sampling types:
- Every ___ person
- ______ having to use ______ methods
- _____ sample needed to be _________ ___________.
a) systematic
b) nth
c) avoids
d) random
e) large
f) statistically representative
T_______ sampling types:
- People chosen with _______ _____
- Useful for testing _______ ______
- Is not __________.
a) theoretical
b) unusual traits
c) general theories
d) representative
S_______ r______ sampling types:
- ________ divided into important ________ & ________ chosen in the same _______ as their ________.
- Allows _______ in the sample.
- Only possible in sampling ______ with ______ _____.
a) stratified random
b) population
c) variables
d) samples
e) proportion
f) prevalence
g) confidence
h) frame
i) specific traits.
Q____ sampling types:
- Determine how many people with ________ _____ are studied and once the quota is ______ then no more people in that ________ is _______.
- It allows you to be ________ without a _______ _____.
- May be less _________.
a) quota
b) particular traits
c) filled
d) category
e) included
f) confident
g) sampling frame
h) representative
