secondary methods; statistics

Question 1

Secondary methods:
What are stattisitcs and examples?

Answer 1

Statistcs can be official (gov) or non official
exmaples:
-census
-sucicide rates
-crime
-unemployment
(quantatative)

Question 2

what is content analysis and examples?

Answer 2

content analysis is quantative analysis of media content
exmaple:
-internet
-videogames
-films and DVDS

Question 3

what are documents and exmaples?

Answer 3

documents are qualitative analysis of piblished documents
exmaples:
-public= gov reports
-hsitorical= parish, census data
-personal= diaries and letters

Question 4

what are official statistics?

Answer 4

quantative data gathered by gov and published

Question 5

what are non official statistics?

Answer 5

quantitative data published by organisations other than government e.g charities

Question 6

two ways official statistics can be collected?

Answer 6

-numerical data
- birth certificates, crime registration
-official surveys- census and crime surveys

Question 7

difference between hard and soft statistics?

Answer 7

hard- liekly to be high degree accuracy e.f birth rates and registration/census
soft-open to interpretation - crime and religious attendance e.g crime statisitcs - less valid

Question 8

exmaples of diff type of official statistics

Answer 8

birth rate, crime, income, education, exam results, immigration etc…

Question 9

what is the census?

Answer 9

snapshot overview of the overall popualtion every 10 yrs, for england and wales, gov survey

Question 10

what are the advantages of this survey?

Answer 10

-high reprsentativeness - legal requirment or fined
-useful comparisons w previous data

Question 11

what are the disadvanatages?

Answer 11

• doesnt go to everyone e.g homelesss, prisoners, uni accomadations