The strengths and limitations of secondary data
Secondary data has already been collected so should be easier to use, but you have to factor in bias!
research methods
research methods
research methods
Qualitative Data – Strengths and Limitations
A summary of the theoretical, practical and ethical strengths and weaknesses of qualitative data sources such as unstructured interviews, participant
research methods
Sampling Techniques in Social Research
Five sampling techniques are random, systematic, stratified, quota, multistage and snowball.
research methods, Statistics
YouGov Surveys – What the World Thinks?
The YouGov website is a great source for finding examples of social surveys and results from survey data. YouGov is
education, Exams and revision advice, Families and Households, research methods
AS and First Year A Level Sociology – Whole Course Overview
An overview of the entire course for AS and first year A level sociology covering the following ‘modules’: Education with
Statistics
Families in the UK – Nine Interesting Statistics
Having an overview of statistics on family life in the UK is a useful starting point for studying families and
Book summaries, research methods
The Spirit Level – A Summary
The Spirit Level – Why more equal societies almost always do better – Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett This book
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Seven Examples of Field Experiments for Sociology
Details of the Hawthorne experiment, Rosenthal and Jacobsens’ self-fulfilling prophecy experiment, and the Stanford experiment, and some more contemporary popular examples up to 2014.
Careers and alternative careers, education, research methods, Statistics
Is it worth doing a degree?
Is it worth spending £30, 000 or more and three years of your life doing a degree? If we limit our
Essay plans, Exams and revision advice, research methods
Research Methods Essays – How to Write Them
Essay planning and writing for the AS and A Level sociology exams – hints and tips The research methods section