Questionaires and Interviews

Question 1

What are the two types of self-report techniques?

Answer 1

Questionaires and Interviews

Question 2

Give basic description

What are the two types of questions in a questionaire?

Answer 2

• Open questions=Gives participant freedom to say what they want,not restricted to a fixed answer
• Closed questions=Provides a fixed set of responses to choose from

Question 3

What is quantitative and qualitative data?

Answer 3

• Quantitative=Something which can be quantified (numerical data),concerned with averages and differences
• Qualitative=Quality (non-numerical data), concerned with attitudes, beliefs and emotions

Question 4

What are the strengths and weakness of quantitative data?

Answer 4

• Strengths=Quick and easy to analyse/Easier to establish trends via graphs and averages
• Weaknesses=Lacks depth and detail/Limited range of responses

Question 5

What are the strengths and weakness of qualitative data?

Answer 5

• Strengths=Rich in depth and detail~allow researchers to gain new insights/Provides new ideas
• Weaknesses=Difficult to analyse/Difficult to find patterns