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Social research/investigation
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-Examines human behavior
-Be nosy; evaluate -Looking for "truths" NOT opinions or culture biases -Challenge common sense Important because: -Get knowledge to understand life (divorce patterns) -Myth busters (majority of homeless not addicts) -Sharpens critical thinking -Helps us make decisions How to research 1. Data collection 2. Exact measurement 3. Accurate recording 4. Analysis of findings 5. Interpretation of results *Focus - Relationship between variables |
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Operationalizing your variables
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How you are going to measure your variables
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Correlation
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Link between two or more variables; Correlation DOESN'T mean there is a third factor CAUSING change in both variables
Social scientist have to deal with the human effect |
