AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Research terminology for studying familiesAn unrepresentative sample does not. For example, a study of parents’ childcare experiences would be distorted if it included only parents who were available during weekday working hours. Representativeness matters for generalisability: whether findings can reasonably be applied to the wider population.
- Revise: Education key terms
A sample which does not adequately reflect the relevant characteristics of the population being studied.