Laboratory Experiments in sociology
A summary of the practical, ethical and theoretical advantages and disadvantages of lab experiments
research methods
research methods
research methods, Statistics
The state of the nation
Is life in the UK getting better or worse? In this post I evaluate this question by looking at a few official statistics.
quantitative research, research methods
Variables in quantitative reserach
What is the difference between interval/ ratio, ordinal, nominal and categorical variables? This post answers this question! Interval/ ratio variables
research methods, Statistics
What the public thinks of Boris Johnson
YouGov recently published a post outlining ‘Everything they know about what the public think of Boris Johnson‘ – these are
research methods
The Global Drug Survey – a good example of invalid data due to bias?
86% of the global population have used drugs in the last year, and more people have used cannabis than tobacco.
research methods
Using interviews to research education
Interviews are one of the most commonly used qualitative research methods in the sociology of education. In this post I
Depression leads to more social media usage, not the other way around!
Recent longitudinal research from Brock University in Canada suggests that depression leads to people spending more time on social media,
The limitations of School Exclusion Statistics
The Department for Education publishes an annual report on exclusions, the latest edition published in August 2018 being ‘Permanent and
Do 25% of children really have their own mobiles? Invalid Research Example #01
This is a ‘new thread’ idea… posting up examples of naff research. I figure there are two advantages to this…
Have one in five Britons really considered going vegan?
According to a recent poll (1) of 1000 people, one in five Britons have considered going vegan, which is 20%