Types of data

Question 1

What is quantitative data?

Answer 1

-Numerical data, that typically represents how much, how long or how many

Question 2

What do you quantitive data, collection techniques usually gather?

Answer 2

Data in the form of individual scores from participants such as the number of words of person is able to recall in a memory experiment.

Question 3

what normally gathers quantitative data?

Answer 3

experimental methods and self report methods using closed questions typically gather quantitative data

Question 4

what qualitative data?

Answer 4

-non-numerical data that describes the characteristics of something and is typically in the form of descriptions, words, meanings, pictures and texts

Question 5

what can qualitative data collection techniques include?

Answer 5

transcripts from interviews (unstructured, diary extracts, or written accounts in an instructed observation.

Question 6

what gathers qualitative data?

Answer 6

-self report methods such as unstructured interviews and open ended questionnaires

Question 7

what is primary data?

Answer 7

that is gathered directly from the participant themselves, and is collected specifically for the purpose of the investigation by the researcher

Question 8

what is primary specific to?

Answer 8

The aim of the study and has not been published before

Question 9

What is an example of primary data?

Answer 9

Data collected from an interview

Question 10

What is secondary data?

Answer 10

that has been collected by a third-party, someone other than the person who is conducting research

Question 11

What is secondary data not specifically for?

Answer 11

The aim of the study and is then used by the researcher

Question 12

what can secondary data be?

Answer 12

can be collected from another piece of research, which has been published before or data that already exists before the research has began

Question 13

what is an example of secondary data?

Answer 13

Data from journal articles, or government statistics

Question 14

What are the differences between quantitative data and qualitative data?

Answer 14

(-quan, •qual)
-Objective (free from bias)
•Subjective
-Precise numerical measures
•Imprecise non-numerical measures
-Lacks detail
•Rich and detailed
-High in reliability - (can replicate)
•Low in reliability
-Measures specific behaviours
•Measures attitudes, opinions, beliefs
-Collected in ‘artificial’ settings
•Collected in ‘real life’ settings

Question 15

What are the differences between primary and secondary data?

Answer 15

Gathered directly, first-hand from
participants themselves.
Previously collected by a third party.
of the current study.

Collected specifically for the purpose
Not specifically collected for the current study; data was collected for a previous study, or data that already exists.
Authentic and can be higher quality.
Quality can variety.

Time and effort, expensive.
Minimal effort, cheaper.

Question 16

What is a meta analysis?

Answer 16

A meta-analysis is a statistical technique for combining the findings of several studies, which focus on the same research question and methods of research. Meta-analysis use secondary data.

Question 17

what are the strengths of met analysis?

Answer 17

Analysing the results from a group of studies rather than from just one study can allow more reliable conclusions to be drawn.

Question 18

what is the weakness of meta-analysis?

Answer 18

The research designs in the different studies sampled may vary considerably which means the studies are not truly comparable, this means the conclusions from a meta-analysis are not always valid.