SOCIOL 101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Structural Functionalism, Karl Marx, Ethnography
20 Nov 2018
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Extent to which measure produces consistent results validity. Degree to which measure/scale reflects what is being studied correlation change in one variable coincides in change in another variable causation change in 1 variable (independent variable) creates change in another variable (dependent variable) Scientific method systematic, organized steps for objectivity and consistency to research problem. Develop conclusion choose research design collect/ analyze data ideas for more research. Usually previously collected data for new analysis census data crime statistics. Birth, death, marriage, divorce, health statistics cost effective limited to data collected for another purpose. Data collected from responses to series of questions and presented quantitatively sample size. Nonresponse rates forms, wording, and context of questions matter contextualizing results compare to other surveys compare across time (longitudinal) limitations: can be expensive + time consuming. Ethnography systematic, long-term data gathering interested in patterns. Participation/ participant observation interview (formal and informal)
