types of data Flashcards
what is a reasearch method?
what sociologist use to study society, and gather datat to make correlations and develop a theory
name all the types of data?
quantitative, qualitative, primary and secondary
what is quantitative data?
number based information aiming to spot trends and patterns to make generalisations
What is qualitative data?
word based infoermation about thoughts and feeling aiming to achieve verstehen
What is Verstehen?
understanding social behavior by putting yourself in the place of others
what does primary data mean?
data collected first hand by the researcher themselves
what is secondary data?
pre-existing information which is not collected by the researcher themseleves but used in thier reseach
name two types of primary data?
questionares and interviews
two types of secondary data?
statistics and personal documents
name two types of quantitive data?
questionare and statistics
name two types of qualitative data?
unstructured interview and newpapers
what kind of research method counts as both quantitive and qualitative?
other sociologist work
