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The Research Process |
1. Define the problem 2. Review the literature 3. Formulate a hypothesis 4. Select a research design 5. Carry out the research 6. Interpret the results 7. Report the research findings |
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Hypotheses |
Ideas or educated guesses about a given state of affairs, put forward as bases for empirical testing. |
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Research Methods |
The diverse methods of investigation used to gather empirical (factual) material |
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Ethnography |
Firsthand study of people using participant observation or interviewing. |
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Participant Observation |
Method of research widely used in sociology and anthropology in which the researcher takes part in the activities of the group or community beings studied. |
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Measured of Central Tendency |
Ways of calculating averages |
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Correlation Coefficient |
Measures of the degree of correlation between variables |
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Pilot Study |
Trial run in survey research |
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Comparative Research |
Research that compares one set of findings on one society with the same type of findings of other societies. |
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Empirical Investigation |
Factual injuries carried out in any are of sociological study. |
