Surveys

Another way i collected information was by creating a survey, then sharing it on Facebook and asked my peers and their peers to complete the survey.

To create the survey i used the website, https://www.surveymonkey.com, and i used different type of questions, to get a wider type of answers, by asking open questions where they can elaborate their answers, then i used closed questions for a more general answer which doesn't need any explanation.

Overall 18 people answered the survey and no questions were skipped.

The Purpose

The purpose of all my research is related to my topic, previously stated in my first post, anorexia, and i will present all this research that i have collected into a report. This report and all the research is going towards my awareness campaign for the subject anorexia, which is mainly aimed at young adults, so this is what i focused my research on in order to create the report to aim at my target audience.

How To Spot A Good Source

In order to spot a good source it must include: 

Purpose - There must be a reason for this source, either to sell something, persuade someone or argue an opinion.

Reliability - Is it from somewhere that you can depend on, such as the BBC or a website that you can rely on giving you the truth?

Currency - The source is more reliable, the more recent the date is of the source, rather than 200 years old.

Authority - Is the person that wrote the text, reliable and trustworthy, as are they a professional in the matter or not? 

Types of Research and Sources

Quantitative Research

Quantitative research is where peoples opinions are took and produced into hard facts and statistics, and the larger the amount of people asked, the more the reliable the results are. Ways to receive quantitative are surveys, numeric such as likes on Facebook etc.

Qualitative Research

Qualitative research includes people's thoughts and opinions, and these are received through focus groups and interviews and this helps to shape a general overview for different people. This also includes observing situations and websites.

Primary Sources 

Primary sources are where you carry out present research yourself, such as recording an event, carrying out your own survey, or taking part in a internet forum.

Secondary Sources

Secondary sources are where primary sources are taken and analysed  and these can be received from text books, magazines, documentaries, any type of information that you have taken from someone else.