research methods

Scope Note

These subject headings are used to index descriptions and discussions of methods used by ethnographers, archaeologists, and others. Category 120 includes general statements about factors affecting the consistency, reliability, and validity of the data obtained. For information on specific factors regarding reliability, consistency, and validity in the use of specific techniques or methods use the appropriate categories.

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Narrower Terms

• 121 theoretical orientation
• 1210 archaeological excavation methods
• 1211 dating methods in archaeology
• 1212 laboratory analysis in archaeology
• 1213 experimental data
• 122 practical preparations of fieldwork
• 123 observation in research
• 124 interviewing in research
• 125 tests and schedules in the field
• 126 recording and collecting in the field
• 127 historical and archival research
• 128 organization and analysis of results
• 129 archaeological survey methods