The Research Process
Designs
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Pros/Cons
100
a definition of an abstract concept in observeable terms
What is an Operational Definition
100
This is rarely used by sociologists.
What is an experiment.
100
A manageable amount of people to study.
What is sample.
100
This is an advantage of a survey.
What is large group/low cost.
200
This can change.
What is a variable.
200
A flaw in this is low response rate
What is a survey.
200
What you get when you do not achieve a representative sample.
What is a sampling error.
200
This is a disadvantage of a survey
What is false info, no room for anecdotal, response rate low.
300
A testable statement about relationships between variables.
What is a hypothesis.
300
This study goes over a long period of time.
What is a longitudinal study.
300
This has an equivalent proportion of significant variables that match the population as a whole.
What is representative sample.
300
This is an advantage of a participant observation.
What is natural environment; more in-depth; hypothesis can be changed.
400
Wearing white always causes mishaps.
What is a statement of causality.
400
When asking these types of questions, you can ask follow up questions or vary them.
What is open ended questions.
400
This is how you prevent certain groups from being under or over represented in a sample.
What is using a stratified random sample.
400
This is a disadvantage of a participant observation.
What is subject to interpretation; unintended influence on participants; time consuming; difficult to replicate
500
Eating garlic on a date decreases the likelihood of a call back.
What is a statement of association.
500
This type of research uses previously collected data.
What is secondary analysis.
500
What is it called when researchers are unaware of both the category of the subject and they hypothesis being tested?
What is double blind investigators.
500
This is the name of this course.
What is Intro to Soc!
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