Research Sociology

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hypothesis

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is a statement of the relasionship between two or more concepts

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Indepemdent variable

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is presumed to cause or determine a dependent variable

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Dependent variable

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is assumed to depend on or be caused by the independent variable

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random sample

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is chosen by chance.Every member of an entire population being studied has the chance of being selected .

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probability sampling

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partcipants are deliberately chosen because they have a specific characteristic

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Validity

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is the extent to which a study or reasearch instruments accurately measures what it is supposed to measure

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Reliability

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is the extent to which a study or research instrument yields consistant results.

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Research methods

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are strategies or techniques for systematically conducting research

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The ____ approach involves gathering evidence to awnser question through systematic collection and analysis of data.

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empirical

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A type of research which describes social reality or provides facts about the social world is:

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descrpitve

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In the _______ approach, the researcher begins with a theory and uses research to test theroy.

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deductive

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The first step in the conventional research process is?

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select and define the promblem

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when concepts have two or more degress or vaules,they are referred to as

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variables

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which of the following can serve as a variable in a study?sex,age,and racial background

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all of them