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Sociology Chapter 3
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2012

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Research Question
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Research Design
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Gathering Data
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Data Analysis
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Research Conclusions
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Qualitative research
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Allows for more interpretation and can provide an in-depth look at a particular social behavior
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Quantitative Research
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Uses numerical analysis.
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Independent Variable
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One that the researcher wants to test as the presumed cause of something else
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Dependent Variable
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One on which there is a presumed effect
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Intervening Variable
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Validity
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The degree at which a measurement actually measures or reflects
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Reliability
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Primary Data
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Secondary Data
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Surveys
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  1. Questionnaire
  2. Interview
  3. Telephone polls
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Participant observation
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a sociological research technique in which the researcher actually becomes simultaneously both participant in and observer of that which she or he studies
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Controlled Experiment
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Content Analysis
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Historical research
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Evaluation research
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