validity

Question 1

what is validity?

Answer 1

refers to whether the study is measuring what it actually intends to measure

Question 2

example of validity?

Answer 2

crime survey for England and Wales will ask the population if they have been a victim of crime
validity may be low because people may not want to report it or don’t know they are a victim at all

Question 3

what else could lower validity?

Answer 3

lying
missing out facts
exaggerating

Question 4

validity and the home office?

Answer 4

accurate for the crimes that are reported and recorded

Question 5

validity and crime survey for England and Wales?

Answer 5

uncovers a lot of crime that isn’t reported to police so it helps with the dark figure of crime

Question 6

reality:
validity and the home office?

Answer 6

. recorded crime statistics do not include any crime which isn’t reported or recorded
. roughly 40% of all crimes are estimated to be reported to the police
. roughly 60% of crimes reported are recorded

Question 7

reality:
validity and crime survey for England and Wales?

Answer 7

relies on an individual being truthful and remembering all incidents that have occurred over the last 10 months