Outline the sources of secondary data that sociologists use and assess their advantages and disadvantages. (33 marks) A source of secondary data that sociologists use is official statistics‚ official statistics are quantitative data created by the government or other official bodies. A ten-yearly Census of the entire UK population is done on a range of area’s e.g. births‚ marriages and divorces. Government use official statistics in policy-making and there are several types of sources: registration
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Research Project - Data Protection Data can be collected by organisations such as the websites we use daily‚ such as Facebook and Twitter. They have our information such as our age‚ date of birth‚ home address and other personal information which we would not share with strangers‚ and it is their job to protect that data‚ so that it doesn’t get into the wrong hands‚ such as scammers. Organisations may collect information from you in a number of ways‚ over the internet‚ over the phone‚ or also
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which an artist draws attention to particular content. A focal point is a specific place of visual emphasis in a work of art or design. Most works of art have at least one area of emphasis and multiple focal points. Those few artworks that do not have areas of emphasis or focal points usually have little or no variation. An artist can emphasize focal points through the use of line‚ implied line‚ value‚ color—in fact‚ any of the elements of art can help focus our interest on specific areas. Like the
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Master Thesis Electrical Engineering November 2011 Security Techniques for Protecting Data in Cloud Computing Venkata Sravan Kumar Maddineni Shivashanker Ragi School of Computing Blekinge Institute of Technology SE - 371 79 Karlskrona Sweden i This thesis is submitted to the School of Computing at Blekinge Institute of Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Software Engineering. The thesis is equivalent to 40 weeks of full time studies.
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to collect data to satisfy a research question. In the design of the study‚ researchers must carefully construct not only the design of the survey questions‚ but the answer choices too. Researchers must design answer choices that minimizes‚ if not eliminates‚ the chance of bias or errors. Without such preventative measures the results would be erroneous‚ bias‚ and therefore useless. In order to accurately measure the responses of subjects‚ researchers use one or more methods of data collection
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Chapter 3 Data Description 3-1 Measures of Central Tendency ( page 3-3) Measures found using data values from the entire population are called: parameter Measures found using data values from samples are called: statistic A parameter is a characteristic or measure obtained using data values from a specific population. A statistic is a characteristic or measure obtained using data values from a specific sample. The Measures of Central Tendency are: • The Mean • The
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Assignment 2 - Experimental Design Project Rekha Arora Department of Computer Science Rochester Institute of Technology ABSTRACT It is estimated that 43% of United States population is functionally illiterate [1]. On the other hand‚ the health system in United States is budding and people are being more health conscious and aware. The big question is how we can integrate the healthcare awareness in the illiterate people such that they can also take advantage of the evolving healthcare
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Table of Contents 1. VARIABLES- QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE......................3 1.1 Qualitative Data (Categorical Variables or Attributes) ........................... 3 1.2 Quantitative Data............................................................................................... 4 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.................................................6 2.1 Sample Data versus Population Data ................................................................... 6 2.2 Parameters and Statistics
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Lecture Notes 1 Data Modeling ADBMS Lecture Notes 1: Prepared by Engr. Cherryl D. Cordova‚ MSIT 1 • Database: A collection of related data. • Data: Known facts that can be recorded and have an implicit meaning. – An integrated collection of more-or-less permanent data. • Mini-world: Some part of the real world about which data is stored in a database. For example‚ student grades and transcripts at a university. • Database Management System (DBMS): A software package/ system to facilitate
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Database Design Ryan K. Stephens Ronald R. Plew 800 East 96th St.‚ Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ 46240 USA Database Design ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Copyright 2001 by Sams Publishing EXECUTIVE EDITOR Bradley L. Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise‚ without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect
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