RESEARCH METHODS Flashcards
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primary data
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information collected (at the time of the study) directly by the researcher for the specific purpose of their investigation
2
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examples of primary data
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- observations
- experiments
3
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observations
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where researchers directly observe and record participants’ behaviour in a controlled setting or a real-world environment
4
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experiments
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where participants are exposed to the manipulation of an iv and the researcher measures the impact on a dv
5
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secondary data
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pre-existing information that already has been collected by someone else for a different purpose
- accessible
- can come in varied formats
- large scale datasets
6
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examples of secondary data
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- historical data (e.g, medical records and historical documents)
- government data (e.g, demographics and health statistics)
