Random Sampling Methods Overview

A pilot study is conducted to test the feasibility of a full-scale study and to pre-test research methods or tools.

Operationalisation

Operationalisation is crucial to ensure that researchers can measure and understand abstract concepts in a consistent and clear manner.

<p>The researcher analyzes data to identify common themes and trends, assess whether the data supports the hypothesis, and draw conclusions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Interpreting research findings is essential as data alone does not provide meaning; analysis is required to draw conclusions and understand the implications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Planning, Information gathering, Information processing, Evaluation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying a sample to study, conducting a pilot study, and collecting data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves analyzing and interpreting the meaning of the gathered data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves internal and external analysis to ensure the research was conducted appropriately and to report conclusions to the wider audience for critique.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the initial stage where the sociologist decides on the topic to study and develops specific ideas for investigation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves deciding on the research strategy, formulating research questions or hypotheses, and planning how to conduct the research.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal interests, current interest in the topic, funding availability, practical factors like respondent contactability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To generate ideas for the current study, decide whether to replicate previous research, and learn from errors made in previous research</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research hypothesis or question</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Methods that produce qualitative data</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relatively small number of people who belong to the target population</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure that any conclusions drawn can be generalized to the target population</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A list of everyone in a target population, used to ensure accurate representation and contact for research purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legality, confidentiality, privacy concerns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Probability</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Taking a sample directly from a sampling frame by choosing every nth item.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By dividing the target population into known groups and treating each group as a separate random sample.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sampling based on known characteristics of respondents to construct the sample without a sampling frame.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the focus is on understanding the behavior of a specific group rather than generalizing to a larger population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sampling done when it's not possible to create a representative sample.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Goldthorpe et al.'s study on highly paid car-assembly workers in Luton.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It involves adding more participants over time based on referrals from existing participants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the behavior of a specific gang in-depth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When it's not possible to create a representative sample.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stratified random sampling divides the population into known groups with different characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To classify organisms into species</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To lead to the organism's name by answering questions about its features</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell walls made of cellulose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Photosynthesis for obtaining nutrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through consuming other living things</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absence of a nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers