Section B Flashcards
Main Methods of research
Survey and internet research.
First choice of method
A survey
Why choose a survey?
It reflects the opinions of the general public on my chosen topic.
Advantage 1 of survey?
I got the opinion of the public and got an insight on their views on the economic impact of immigration.
Example of advantage 1 of using a survey?
I found out that the public think that immigration can have a positive fiscal impact while also thinking that having stricter immigration laws will also impact the economy.
Advantage 2 of survey?
Getting to see an insight on why people answered questions the way they did.
Example for advantage 2 of survey?
I asked open ended questions at the end of my survey and got detailed responses to the questions, giving me more advanced results.
Disadvantage of survey?
There was not a good range of people who completed the survey.
Example for disadvantage of survey?
Most people who took the survey were of the same age range and were female. This makes the results unreliable as they don’t show an accurate representation of the general public.
Improvement of survey?
An improvement that I could have made is to send the survey to a wider group of people from different areas, backgrounds, ages, and genders.
