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Sociology Unit 4
Research Methods
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Aim
:
Type of data, what am i doing, why this data and who is my sample?
Hypothesis: (only if quantitative data)
Prediction
- typically
directional
Operationalise
:
The
sample
,
subject
, place and why?
Sample Method:
Who is my sample? What method will I use? How will I do it?
Strengths
and
weaknesses
of the method
Method:
Research method
? How will I do it? Strengths and weaknesses? Sensitive? Example of
questions
?
Procedure:
GROVER?
Pilot
study? Literature review? Any
bias
? Step-by-step how I would do it
Analysis:
(qualitative)
Content analysis - themes, colour-coded, lists, key words, examples, valid?, hard to do? improve?
Analysis: (quantitative)
Graphs
and charts to find
patterms
and trends. Quantify the quantitative data? Is it reliable? Easy to do? How to improve?
Evaluation:
Theoretical approach, any strengths and
weaknesses
, sample? Often change scale
size. Recap
evaluation of every point.