CRJS 2015 Lecture 2: Lecture Two Research Methods January 16th 2017
10 Mar 2017
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How research begins: starts with a curious mind, ex. Insite look through research and find info on research done 1km around the i(cid:374)site site . This is an example of evaluating to see if a program is effective or what we consider to be effective. We use this kind of logic when we look for patterns in the data we have gathered: ex. Induction: large number of observation yield theories that explain them, from particular to general, specific observations discovery of an orderly pattern, ex. I observed that the sun has come out every morning for the past month. I then conclude that the sun comes out every morning: bylaw officers, disrespected in line of duty, conclusion from observation is that officers experience hostility in everyday work. Deductive: begins with general statements and makes specific predictions based on them, theoretically expected pattern observations that test whether expected pattern actually occurs, from general to particular, ex.
