sampling and official statistics 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lilyodellCreated on: 14-06-18 19:52 what is the purpose of sampling? to ensure that the people who are included in the study are representative of the research population 1 of 8 what is a sampling frame? a list of all the members of the population who we are interested in studying 2 of 8 why do interpretivists not see representativeness as important? they are more interested in micro data instead of macro 3 of 8 what are hard statistics? can not aegue with what it is saying (the law) 4 of 8 what are soft statistics? you can argue againts them as they are less valid 5 of 8 why are official statistics reliable? because you can catagorise them 6 of 8 what are the advantages of official statistics? show pattersn over time, therefore socioligists can use 'before and after' studies to show cause of effect relationship 7 of 8 what are the disadvantages of official statistics? doesnt always help socioligists as the government keep info to themselves 8 of 8
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