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Quick Quiz Year 10 Sociology Research Methods

Question / Definition Please write your answer here

1 Type of data that can be measured and represented in

number form: a percentage, graph, bar chart etc.

2 Type of data that represents peoples feelings or thoughts on

a subject that is recorded using words.

3 Data that is collected first hand, by you for an investigation.

4 Data you get from other researchers and official organisations.

5 An example of an official source of information.

6 Where data provides an accurate picture of social reality /

what is being studied.

7 If you used the same method as previous researcher, and get

similar results, then the method is...

8 Not taking a neutral view but favouring one side of an

argument or debate.

9 Checking the accuracy of the data collected by checking it

against data collected using different methods, e.g.
questionnaire then observation.

10 Trying out your questionnaire on a small sample to see if the

questions are clear and mean the same to everyone.

11 What are the three practical issues of conducting social 1/

research? 3 marks
2/
3/

13 When sociologists use more than one method to complete

research.

14 A Sample frame is the place where the sample is taken from TRUE OR FALSE

15 A Stratified Sample is when the researcher makes contact with TRUE OR FALSE
one person and then uses their contacts to acquire more
participants

16 Generalized means the results can be applied to the whole TRUE OR FALSE
research population

12 Create an aim and Aim:

hypothesis for the
following topic:
Hypothesis:
Caffeine