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Research Methods (Content analysis (quantitative) (Inter rater reliability…

- - - - When the values increase together
    - - One value decreases and the other increases.
    - - Ranges between +1 (perfect positive correlation) and -1 (perfect negative correlation
      - No correlation would be shown by the number 0
      - Shows the strength of the relationship between two variables
  - - - There will be a positive/negative correlation...
    - - There will be a correlation between... (not stating which type)
    - - There will be no correlation between...
  - - - Sampling method
      - People involved e.g. age, gender, location
    - - What are they
      - How to obtain them
      - How to measure them
    - - Social desirability with questionairres
      - Big enough sample for drop out rates
      - Operationalising variables
      - Using secondary sources
    - - Scattergraph, assess correlation coefficient and type of relationship
      - Chi-squared, Pearsons r, Spearmans rho.
- - - - Preconceived codes mean that some of the data will be missed due to not matching - Thematic analysis there is often lengthy descriptive concepts.
  - - - Not that reliable as it comes from opinions of multiple researchers
      - Thematic analysis may miss nuanced data (subtle changes)
    - - Inter-rater reliablility
      - Well suited to large data sets
      - Interpretation of themes supported by data
      - Allows for categories to emerge from data which limits the amount of time researcher have to spend analysing data.
- - - - Make sure that the research the government are providing money for is worthwhile.
    - - Any research that is published should be of high quality.
      - This also checks for fraudulent research so that it can be trusted by the general public.
    - - All university departments must publish research.
      - Universities are assessed by the number of projects published and the quality of the research.
      - Future funding depends on research projects that are published.
  - - - They also do not like to publish work that has be replicated but this is bad as it gives a misrepresentation into the current state of psychology.
    - - Scientists/researchers in the same field may not want to put the work up for publishing as it may contradict there own theories
      - Peer review may inhibit change.
- - - - Spend public resources better
      - Develop treatments and technologies that can save institutions money
      - Help people to be effective members of society who contribute to it (getting people back to work)
    - - Prisons are a worthwhile experience as long as there is potential to gain rehabilitative programmes which offer prisoners education - this in turn increases the likelihood of them getting jobs.
      - In rehab, prisoners also learn how to manage their anger and behaviour, reducing the likeliness of reoffending - less money spent from government on prisons.
    - - Revolutionising our understanding of the human brain - new machines developed that do human jobs
      - Wouldn't have to spend money on employing people.