Four factors affecting a researcher's choice of a field research ...

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Four factors affecting a researcher's choice of a field research site are containment, richness, unfamiliarity, and suitability. Discuss what each means and its importance to the field research.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Confidentiality is defined as:
 
  a. the scientists must respect the confidential nature of experimental data. Data must never be shared with other researchers.
  b. experimenters must be confident in their procedures before ever running a subject
   c. participant responses must remain confidential in that they should not be shared with anyone outside the study d. all data must be stored in a cabinet within a brown paper bag

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Answer to Question 1

containment - bounded space is easier to maintain research design and focus richness - overlapping webs of social relations among people with a constant flow of activities and diverse events. unfamiliarity - a new setting, a researcher can more quickly see cultural events and relations in a setting that is new to her.
suitability - practicality of the site, considering researcher time, and skills

Answer to Question 2

C

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TYSM

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Excellent