Research Strategies for Written Presentations Practice Test

According to the research scenario on Chinese youth and social media, you will synthesize CNNIC data (2024), an expert interview (2025), and one-month trend sampling on Douyin (抖音) and Xiaohongshu (小红书), using careful source evaluation, coded notes, and AP citations for a written presentation. Which research strategy best addresses the challenge of overgeneralizing from highly visible online content?​

Based on the research task examining social media’s influence on Chinese youth, you will use Source 1 (Statistical Data): China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) report (2024); Source 2 (Expert Interview): interview with youth media researcher Liu Qiang (刘强) (2025); and Source 3 (Trend Sampling): coded notes from one month of public posts on 抖音 Douyin (抖音) and 小红书 Xiaohongshu (小红书). Strategies include evaluating source credibility, systematic note-taking with a coding scheme, and AP-style citations for a written presentation interpreting trends in cultural context. Which research method would improve the reliability of findings from the trend sampling?​