Topic 8 Longitudinal studies

Question 1

what are the 2 examples of longitudinal studies?

Answer 1

• willis
• sue sharpe

Question 2

what are longitudinal studies?

Answer 2

studies carried out over a long period of time

Question 3

what are the strengths of longitudinal studies?

Answer 3

• trace developments over a period of time rather than a snapshot, allowing for a detailed picture to be built up
• can make comparisons between groups overtime

Question 4

what are the limitations of longitudinal studies?

Answer 4

• problems keeping track of the sample
• costly
• demographic changes may mean sample is no longer representative