Sociological research methods overview quiz - WJEC GCSE Sociology quiz

Information the researcher collects first-hand themselves

Information that already exists

Only data from the government

Data that is always wrong

Data in the form of numbers

Data in the form of words and meanings

Data from experiments only

Data that cannot be analysed

A finished conclusion

A type of sample

A statement or prediction that the research sets out to test

A secondary source

They always give deep, detailed answers

They let the researcher join the group

They guarantee honest answers

They can reach many people quickly and cheaply with comparable data

An interview that follows a fixed list of set questions

A casual chat with no questions

An interview where the researcher joins the group

A written questionnaire

Watching a group without joining in

Joining in with the group being studied

Reading official statistics

Sending out questionnaires

They are too cheap

They always give qualitative data

Human behaviour is hard to control and artificial conditions may change how people behave

They are banned by law

Everyone in the country

A type of question

A government report

The smaller group studied, chosen to stand for a larger population

It reflects the wider group, so findings can be generalised

It contains only the researcher's friends

It is as small as possible

It includes only one type of person

Choosing only people who volunteer

Choosing so everyone in the sampling frame has an equal chance of being picked

Choosing every tenth person on a list

Choosing people the researcher already knows

A questionnaire the researcher wrote

An interview the researcher carried out

Official statistics collected by the government

An observation the researcher made

Gaining the informed consent of participants

Choosing the cheapest method

Studying as many people as possible

Finishing the research quickly

To publish the final results

To replace the main study

To test the method and fix problems before the main study

To avoid collecting any data

The research measures what it claims to measure

The research could be repeated and would give similar results

The research is always cheap

The research uses only secondary data

The research is consistent and repeatable

The research is large

The research is funded by the government

The research measures what it claims to measure, giving a true picture