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Official Statistics - Strengths

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P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Official Statistics - Weaknesses

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P: Accuracy, Confusion
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Official Statistics - Research Type

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Quantitative Secondary Research

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Public Documents - Strengths

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P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity

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Public Documents - Weaknesses

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P: Confusion, Accuracy
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Public Documents - Research Type

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Qualitative Secondary Research

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Personal Documents - Strengths

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P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Personal Documents - Weaknesses

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P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Personal Documents - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Strengths

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P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to Withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Weaknesses

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P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Self-completion Questionnaires - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Structured Interviews - Strengths

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P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Structured Interviews - Weaknesses

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P: Hawthorne Effect, Physical Characteristics, Access
E: Anonymity, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Structured Interviews - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Strengths

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P: Refusal, Lack of Hawthorne Effect
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Weaknesses

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P: Time, Money
E: Intrusion, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Field Experiments - Strengths

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P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Debrief, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Hypothesis Testing, Generalizable

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Field Experiments - Weaknesses

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P: Access, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Field Experiments - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Lab Experiments - Strengths

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P: Access, Refusal, Physical Characteristics
E: Right to Withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing

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Lab Experiments - Weaknesses

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P: Resources, Hawthorne Effect
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Lab Experiments - Research Type

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Quantitative Primary Research

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Informal Interviews - Strengths

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P: Refusal, Resources
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Informal Interviews - Weaknesses

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P: Access, Hawthorne Effect
E: Protection from Harm, Disclosure
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Informal Interviews - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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Group Interviews - Strengths

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P: Physical Characteristics, Refusal, Resources
E: Informed Consent, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity

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Group Interviews - Weaknesses

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P: Access, Hawthone Effect, Confusion
E: Protection from Harm, Disclosure
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Group Interviews - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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Covert Participation Observation - Strengths

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P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Access
E: Greater Good, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Covert Participation Observation - Weaknesses

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P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking
E: Informed Consent, Disclosure
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Covert Participation Observation - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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Overt Participation Observation - Strengths

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P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Overt Participation Observation - Weaknesses

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P: Hawthorne Effect, Refusal
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Overt Participation Observation - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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Covert Observation - Strengths

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P: Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources, Refusal
E: Greater Good, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Covert Observation - Weaknesses

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P: Access, Note-taking, Physical Characteristics
E: Informed Consent, Witnessing Crime
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Covert Observation - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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Overt Observation - Strengths

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P: Physical Characteristics, Note-taking
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity

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Overt Observation - Weaknesses

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P: Access, Refusal
E: Right to Withdraw, Protection from Harm
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective

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Overt Observation - Research Type

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Qualitative Primary Research

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