Real life example
The women put the results of the survey she found on the internet on the news.
Secondary analysis
What is a spurious correlation
A relationship between two variables that is actually caused by a third factor.
The kid wrote down the other kids answers on the piece of paper to see what they thought
survey
a characteristic that is subject to change
What is the name of the book
Sociology and you
The man saw that 22 people had done the survey.
Quantitative variable
What is a participant observation
A case study where the researcher becomes a member of the group being studied
The professor picked 5 people in a survey to represent the whole community
representative sample
What is a sample
A group of people that represents a larger population
The professor used a series of problem solving to find a hypothesis
scientific method
The boy believed he lost his toy because of all the events that happened before it.
Causation
What are open-ended questions
Questions that a person is to answer in their own words
The scientist had made many set questions to his survey
questionnaire
What is population
A group of people living in a particular place at a specified time or a group of people with certain specified characteristics
What is a qualitative variable
A characteristic that is defines by its presence or absence in a category
The scientist studied the deer in the upper peninsula.
Field Research
What is a hypothesis
Testable statement of relationships among variables
His angry tone made everyone hate him
independent variable
What is a intervening variable
What is a dependent variable
A characteristic that reflects a change
A detective wanted to study the specific people at the fire.
Case Study
What is are multiple causations
The belief that and event occurs as a result of several factors working in combination
The question only had two answers to pick from.
close-ended question
What is a correlation
A measure of the relationship between two variables.
The prosecutor asked a series of questions to the criminal
interview