SOC211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nomothetic, Spurious Relationship, Time Series
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Correlation and causation- research cycle and grounded theory. Inductive and deductive reasoning (or hypothetic deductive research approach) Research cycle is based on the natural-science model or inductive0 deductive reasoning. Induction: particular instances (evidence), general conclusions (theories: this is the traditional (neuman and robson: quantitative) process of theory generation. All dominant cultures discovered by social-science research so far are supported by social institutions. Only institutionalized cultures survive over long periods of time and exert significant social influence: deduction: general premises, particular conclusions (hypotheses) Socrates is mortal: sherlock holmes, figure 1. 1 from text steps in the research process. No connection between number 7 and 1. The research cycle: the research cycle can be used flexibly: a scientist may choose to enter it at any point, figure 2. 3. The magnitude of relationship between quantitative variables is expressed by a correlation coefficient: casual order: recursive (casual order is unknown or changeable) or non- recursive (casual order is established)
