CRI350H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Central Tendency, Social Desirability Bias, Bradley Effect
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One of the most common social scientific research methods. Go to tool for many quantitative research in social sciences on questions not measured by gov"ts. Method for collecting standardized data through personal interviews/questionnaires. Questionnaires a form of obtaining data by providing a series of questions given to respondents. After the jd survey of careers and experiences of law graduates. For quantitative studies where secondary, gov"t data is available, may be the only way to generate a large and representative sample. Does not require the researcher to interact w/ study participants directly. One survey (done well) can generate hundreds of research articles & push understanding in multiple fields. Fragile families survey followed a cohort of 5000 children born to single. Currently on 5th wave, many children now adults. Has produced over 900 research articles on inequality, police contact, racism, employment, gender & sexuality, housing, and more.
