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Quantitative data refers to..

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Numerical/statistical data which can be measured

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Definition of Hypothetico-Deductive method

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  • Hypothetico refers to a hypothesis
  • Deductive refers to the fact that the hypothesis is drawn from a broader framework of observation (e.g. Theory). It refers to the process of working something out from the general to the particular
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Case study

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A highly detailed study of one or two social situations or groups

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Cluster sampling

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The researcher selects a series of different places and then chooses a sample at random from the cluster of people within these areas

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Cross-sectional survey

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A survey conducted at one time with no attempt to follow up the people surveyed over a longer time

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Experimenter effect

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Unreliability of data arising as a result of people responding to what they perceive to be the expectations of the researchers

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Stratified sampling

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Where the population under study is divided according to known criteria such as sex and age, in order to make the sample more representative

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Systematic sampling

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Where every nth name on a list is chosen