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66 AQA GCSE Sociology questions on Research Methods, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of these is an example of secondary data?

  1. A questionnaire the researcher hands out at school
  2. An interview the researcher records with a parent
  3. A government report on household incomes
  4. Notes the researcher makes while observing a lesson
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✓ Answer: C — A government report on household incomes
Award 1 mark. Secondary data already exists, such as official statistics and reports. A questionnaire the researcher hands out, an interview they record and notes they make while observing a lesson are all collected first-hand, so they are primary data.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is a sampling frame?

  1. The time period during which a survey is carried out
  2. The number of people the researcher wants to interview
  3. A list of all the members of the population from which a sample is drawn
  4. The set of questions used in every interview
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✓ Answer: C — A list of all the members of the population from which a sample is drawn
Award 1 mark. Examples include a school register or the electoral roll. It is not the time period of a survey, the number of people wanted (the sample size) or the set of questions (the interview schedule). A sample can only be representative if the frame covers the whole population.
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How is Research Methods typically tested on AQA GCSE Sociology papers?
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