01:920:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: E.G. Records, Ice Cream, Standard Deviation
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Social life is patterned, so we look for causes. With enough cases, we can use statistical analysis to determine if two things are correlated with each other. Variables may not be responsible for a change in another. Independent variable - produces an effect on the other variable (does not change, like time) Dependent variable - affected by independent variable. Controls - help us compare our results. Ogburn vs. park on main research goals of sociology. Some (e. g ogburn) have believed sociology could only advance through abstracting from reality. In a 100% israeli population, as it starts to decline and the palestinian population begins to rise, the palestinians will begin to see themselves as more entitled, and. When groups are about 50/50, the most conflict ensues. Others (e. g park) believe that we can only really understand reality by becoming immersed in it (in its messiness)
