SOC200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dependent And Independent Variables, Internal Validity, Natural Disaster
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Sample: convenience sample of students exiting hart house. Descriptive research: if the sample is not likely to have the same values for the variables as the population. Population: residents of toronto, over 18 years old. Sample: a random sample of u of t students who are over 18. Explanatory/causal research: if the relationship between x and y is different in the sample than in the population. Sample: random sample of children of parents attending an afternoon pta meeting. An experiment conducted by the us department of housing and urban development, starting in 1994. What are the effects of living in high poverty neighbourhoods on physical and mental health, economic self-sufficiency, and other outcomes. Families were randomly assigned to one of three groups. 2. a housing voucher to be used to purchase private housing anywhere. 3. a housing voucher usable for private housing only in non-high poverty. Measured at baseline (that means before moving), in 1997, 2000, 2002 and 2008-2010.
