Qualitative and Quantitative Skills (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Qualitative data
Qualitative data
Descriptive info on opinions, attitudes & experiences
Interviews in geography
Interviews in geography
Direct conversation for gathering qualitative data
Key strength of interviews
Key strength of interviews
Flexibility - can adapt during conversation
Structured interviews
Structured interviews
Follow predetermined questions in same order
Unstructured interviews
Unstructured interviews
Flexible & conversational with adaptable questions
Coding
Coding
Converting qualitative data into analysable form
Sampling
Sampling
Selecting a portion of the whole population to study
Statistical population
Statistical population
Entire pool of items or people under study
Sample
Sample
Small, carefully selected portion of whole population
Random sampling advantage
Random sampling advantage
Avoids bias - everyone has equal chance of selection