Theory and Methods Flashcards
Official Statistics - Strengths
P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing
Official Statistics - Weaknesses
P: Accuracy, Confusion
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity
Official Statistics - Research Type
Quantitative Secondary Research
Public Documents - Strengths
P: Access, Refusal
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Verstehen, Validity
Public Documents - Weaknesses
P: Confusion, Accuracy
E: Distortion, Perpetuation of Inequality
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Objective
Public Documents - Research Type
Qualitative Secondary Research
Personal Documents - Strengths
P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing
Personal Documents - Weaknesses
P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity
Personal Documents - Research Type
Quantitative Primary Research
Self-completion Questionnaires - Strengths
P: Physical Characteristics, Lack of Hawthorne Effect, Resources
E: Right to Withdraw, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing
Self-completion Questionnaires - Weaknesses
P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity
Self-completion Questionnaires - Research Type
Quantitative Primary Research
Structured Interviews - Strengths
P: Refusal, Confusion
E: Informed Consent, Protection from Harm
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing
Structured Interviews - Weaknesses
P: Hawthorne Effect, Physical Characteristics, Access
E: Anonymity, Right to Withdraw
T: Verstehen, Validity, Subjectivity
Structured Interviews - Research Type
Quantitative Primary Research
Longitudinal / Cohort Studies - Strengths
P: Refusal, Lack of Hawthorne Effect
E: Informed Consent, Anonymity
T: Reliable, Generalizable, Hypothesis Testing