6 Research Methods

Limitations and Opportunities

Survey

Survey is one way to receive primary research for the investigation into violence and children. The survey will include questions about what types of games they play, why they like playing those games and more. The limitations of using a survey is that it is time consuming and they don’t want to spend a great deal of time answering questions. Another limitation is that the surveys with closed-ended questions may have a lower validity rate than other question types. The opportunities about using a survey is that you can get a wide range of people to answer the questions and a faster way to deliver them using the internet. Another opportunity is that with questions being asked, there’s the opportunity to extend your answer.

Observation

Observation is another way of receiving primary research for the investigation into violence and children. Observation is when a person is monitoring and witnessing one’s actions or behaviour or an event. The limitation of an observation is that the person you’re observing may be acting fake and not how they usually act, they’ll act in a certain way when there is company. The opportunity about observing is that you get to witness first-hand the actions or reactions of the person observing.

Experiment

Experiments is also part of the primary research category for the investigation into violence and children. The limitation of experiments is that the experiment testing may not be accurate in terms of how many times you test something, unfair results. The opportunity of experiments is that you make the experiment yourself and therefore control how it goes.

Academic Sources

Academic sources are a way of obtaining secondary research for the investigation into violence and children. The limitation of an academic source is that despite the peer review system idiotic and plagiarized material has been published and the language may be difficult to interpret. The opportunity of an academic source is that you get information from professionals.

News reports

News reports is one of the ways of getting secondary research for the investigation into violence and children. The limitation of news reports is that not all the information you collect is not fully trust-worthy or reliable. The opportunity of new reports is that the content applies to this country.

Website

The limitations of using a website to get your research from is that the website may have been edited by random people, for example, Wikipedia. Also, the website may be answers from a different country.