Research Methods : Types of Data

Question 1

how qualitative data expressed

Answer 1

words

Question 2

qualitative data

Answer 2

thoughts feelings opinions of pt

Question 3

qualitative data e.g

Answer 3

transcript from interview

notes recorded in counselling session

Question 4

are yes/no also classed as qualitative data

why

Answer 4

yes

lack detail

Question 5

qualitative methods of collecting data are those concerned with

Answer 5

interpretation of language e.g
interview
unstructred observation

Question 6

quanitative data

Answer 6

data expressed numerically

Question 7

describe quanitative data

Answer 7

open to being analysed statistically

easily converted into graphs

Question 8

primary data

Answer 8

og data specifically collected for purpose of investigation by researcher

first hand from pt themselves

Question 9

secondary data

Answer 9

collected by someone else other than that conducting research

Question 10

secondary data often subjected to x and therefore

Answer 10

stastical testing therefore the significance is known

Question 11

what is meta analysis

Answer 11

process which number of studies identified have been investigagted same aims/hypothesis

Question 12

results of meta analysis studeis have been

Answer 12

pooled together and a joint conclusion produced

Question 13

in case of experimental research wehre IV measured in the same wya

Answer 13

possible to perform statistical analysis and calc dv of a meta analysis

gives overall statisitcal measure of diffrernce/relationship between variables across a number of studies

Question 14

POSITIVE OF METANALYSIS

Answer 14

create a larger

more varied sample and results can then be generalised across much larger populations increasing validity

Question 15

-ve of metanalysis

Answer 15

publication bias

Question 16

what’s publication bias

Answer 16

doesnt select all relevant studies
leave out studies with non signifianct/negative reuslts
so conclusions biased as onlhy represent some of relevant