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.
research methods, Statistics
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Variables in Quantitative Research
What is the difference between interval/ ratio, ordinal, nominal and categorical variables? This post answers this question! Interval/ ratio variables
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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
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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,
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%
A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice, research methods
Research Methods Practice Questions for A-level sociology
One possible format for this question is what I like to think of as the “pure” research methods format (“classic”
A level sociology exam practice, A-levels, Exams and revision advice, private documents, research methods
Outline and explain two practical problems of using documents in social research (10)
This is a theory and methods question of the kind that comes up at the end of Paper 1 and
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Outline and explain two reasons why some sociologists choose to use official statistics in their research (10)
This 10-mark (no item) question appeared on Paper 3 (Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods) in June 2024. Questions