Official statistics Flashcards
1
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Practical considerations of official statistics
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efficient and cheap
very accessible and the opportunity to research is always there
no specialist skills or knowledge needed
2
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Ethical considerations of officlal statistics
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they are ethical
some groups may be over represented
marxists argue that they legitimise and reproduce class inequalities
3
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Positivist view of official statistics
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favour official statistics as they produce quantitative data, allow them to test hypothesises, draw correlations and treat society as fact
4
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Interpretivist view of official statistics
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reject official statistics as they are invalid and do not gain insight
5
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GOPERVERT qualities of official statistics
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generalisable
representative
objective
practical
ethical
reliable
