This document presents a comprehensive solution to the Week Two exercises from a Research Methods in Space Studies course (SPST500). The solution covers exercises from chapters 3, 4, and 5, including the identification of measures, reliability and validity, participant and non-participant observation, qualitative versus quantitative research, and interview techniques. The assignment also addresses application problems, such as how a space tourism company could use both qualitative and quantitative methods to increase sales. Additionally, the solution includes statistical analysis of space debris data, calculating means, medians, modes, standard deviations, z-scores for different orbital regimes (GEO, MEO, HEO, LEO), and interpreting the findings for the future of space missions and exploration. The document references relevant sources such as Jackson (2016) and Shao (2013).
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