Sociological Research Methods

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Across
  1. 7. Researchers living as part of the group being studied may be in danger of doing this
  2. 8. Studies in which the respondent provides information, often anonymously, on particular types of incident, e.g. muggings, burglaries or domestic violence
  3. 9. Large-scale surveys result in this kind of data
  4. 15. Type of PO in which the researcher’s identity is not revealed to the group
  5. 16. Positivists claim that their kind of research is this
  6. 19. Official statistics provide this kind of data
  7. 20. Finding sufficient funding for a research project is an example of this type of problem
  8. 21. Birth and death rates are this kind of statistic
  9. 23. Type of question allowing the respondent a free response
  10. 24. A small group drawn from survey population for questioning or interviewing
Down
  1. 1. The effect that a researcher may have on the subjects
  2. 2. Research carried out on the same group over a period of time
  3. 3. A type of sampling in which each unit has a known and equal chance of selection
  4. 4. To explore people’s views on an issue, researchers sometimes use this type of group
  5. 5. Claims that society can be explained using methods of natural sciences.
  6. 6. In-depth interviews will result in this kind of data
  7. 10. Using questions in interviews or postal questionnaires can lead to this problem.
  8. 11. Research into very sensitive areas may pose this type of problem
  9. 12. A sampling method in which one respondent leads the researcher to another, and so on
  10. 13. Conducting interviews results in this kind of data
  11. 14. Diaries and letters are examples of these
  12. 15. A 10 –yearly national survey
  13. 17. Researchers should strive to avoid this
  14. 18. Face-to-face in-depth interviewers will try to achieve this with their subjects
  15. 22. Researcher putting themselves in the position of those being studied