Theory and Methods

Question 1

What is a practical positive of questionnaires?

Answer 1

• Not time consuming
• Relatively cheap

Question 2

What is a practical negative of questionnaires?

Answer 2

-You don’t know who is filling in the questionnaire
-Low response rate- may have to send a lot out to get a good sample

Question 3

What is an ethical positive of questionnaires?

Answer 3

-Allows for anonymous responses
-Participants can refuse to fill it in without pressure from researcher

Question 4

What is a validity negative of questionnaires?

Answer 4

-People may misunderstand the question
- Statistical data offers no in depth information

Question 5

What is a reliability positive of questionnaires?

Answer 5

• High in reliability - high number of participants
  -Can be sent out to different sample of people

Question 6

What is a representativeness negative of questionnaires?

Answer 6

• If you don’t get a good response rate, representativeness is lower

Question 7

What would positivists say about questionnaires?

Answer 7

• Can collect a large amount of quantitative data that can be analysed

Question 8

What would interpretivists say about questionnaires?

Answer 8

-Not enough validity to identify any meaning

Question 9

What is a practical positive of unstructured interviews?

Answer 9

High response rate

Question 10

What is a practical negative of unstructured interviews?

Answer 10

No structure- could take a long time or go off tangent
Time consuming

Question 11

what is an ethical positive of unstructured interviews?

Answer 11

Permission is given prior to the interview taking place