Research methods recap

What is a research hypothesis?

What is a pilot study?

Positivists believe studies in Sociology should be conducted in the same way as in the

Positivists prefer

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

Why do interpretivists prefer to collect qualitative data?

A snowball sample is

• The systematic selection of names from a list e.g every 10th name

• Where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being selected

• A subject population grouped conveniently together in one place

• Where each member of a group of respondents is asked by a researcher to recommend someone who is known to them

What is one advantage of random sampling?

Secondary data is

• Data which the Sociologist has collected through their own research

• Data which the Sociologist can use but has already been collected by someone else

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Which of the following are ethical issues?

• Informed consent

• Cost

• Confidentiality

• Sensitivity