Sociology A-Level
Operationalisation and Sampling
What Operationalisation and Sampling means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Operationalisation and Sampling
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Operationalisation means defining concepts so they can be measured, and sampling involves choosing a sampling frame as part of research design.
Topics that use Operationalisation and Sampling
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- Methodological Pluralism
- Positivism and Interpretivism
- Primary data
- Qualitative data
- Quantitative data
- Reliability and Validity
- Secondary data
- Non-participant observation
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