PET's Flashcards
What does PETs stand for?
Practical
Ethical
Theoretical
What does practical mean?
How you gain your sample eg: Time, Money, Who are you researching
How is sociological research ethical?
Honest and open
Private and confidential
Does not cause physical or psychological harm
Legal
What does theoretical mean?
Type of research method used
What does reliable mean?
It can be done again with similar results
What does valid research mean?
Shows a true social picture
What does representative mean?
Conclusions gathered can be applied to a large population
What is quantitative data?
Numerical data
Positivists like this
What is qualitative data?
Letter and words
Interpretiveists like this
What is a positivist?
Sociology is a science
Create the laws of human behaviour
What is an interpretiveist?
Sociology is about Verstehen
Gathering a true social picture
Getting an understanding
What type of data do positivists like?
Quantitative data
Reliable data
What type of data do interpretivists like?
Qualitative data
Valid data
What are 3 types of research methods that produce reliable data?
Official statistics
Questionnaires
Experiments
What are 3 types of research methods that produce valid data?
Interviews
Personal and historical documents
Observations
