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A qualitative technique developed by social and market researchers in which 6-12 individuals are brought together and interactively give their views and impressions upon a specified topic. These are used to evaluate attitudes towards the topic. Focus groups are usually homogeneous with members being generally of the same age, gender and status to encourage participation.
Ãâó: www.sachru.sa.gov.au/pew/glossary.htm
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Are open ended, discursive, and are used to gain a deeper understanding of respondents' attitudes and opinions. Typically involve between 6-10 people, and last for 1-2 hours. A key feature of group is that participants are able interact with, and react to, each other. In order to facilitate this group dynamic it is therefore important to ensure that participants do not know each other beforehand and that they are broadly 'compatible'.
Ãâó: www.mori.com/rmu/glossary.shtml
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The true location of an earthquake and source of seismic waves.
Ãâó: cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/indiv/coe/vocabulary....
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| focus group |
A group of individual citizens drawn together by a researcher or moderator to discuss their personal experiences or views on a particular topic. Unlike deliberative democracy consultations methodologies such as deliberative polls, the results of a focus group are seldom binding, and there is seldom a concern to introduce new evidence into the discussion from external witnesses, although sometimes the focus group participants will be required to comment on a specific document or proposal.
Ãâó: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/sarc/E-Democracy/Final_R...
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The location on a fault within the Earth where an earthquake's slip began.
Ãâó: rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/quakegis/glossary.ht...
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