Official Statistics

Question 1

Is official statistics primary or secondary data?

Answer 1

Secondary data

Question 2

What are 2 researchs for this and explain?

Answer 2

1) Durkheim (1897) - functionalist did a research to see the factors affecting suicide rates, religion was a big factor and Italy was a strong catholic country had less suicide rates
2) Public statistics - the government use the statistics to plan things, large scale surveys cost millions e.g census

Question 3

What are 2 advantages of practical?

Answer 3

1) allow comparisons between groups
2) statistics regularly to show patterns

Question 4

What is 1 advantages of ethical?

Answer 4

1) no harm due to the detached nature of statistics

Question 5

What are 2 advantages of theoretical?

Answer 5

1) positivists like as it is reliable, representative
2) it’s bigger than what most sociologists could carry out

Question 6

What are 2 disadvantages of practical?

Answer 6

1) government do it for their own purpose
2) definitions may change or be different

Question 7

What is 1 disadvantages of ethical?

Answer 7

1) inappropriate to study sensitive topics like suicide or domestic violence

Question 8

What are 2 disadvantages of theoretical?

Answer 8

1) interpretivists dislike as it is gathered by someone else and no verstehen
2) soft statistics are not accurate