SOCL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Learning Disability, Content Analysis, System On A Chip
6 Jun 2018
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Research Methods: Overview
● Approaches to sociological research
○ Types of studies/data
○ What makes good research?
○ Deconstructing a study
● Causality vs. correlation
● Experiments in soc
● Feminist
● Research
Approaches to research
● Deductive
○ Theory
○ Hypothesis
○ Observations
○ Analyze data and confirm, reject, or modify original theory
● Inductive Approach
○ Starts with observation
○ Theory
○ Determines of correlation exists by noticing if a change is observed in two things
simultaneously
Types of Data Collection
● Types of data collection in social research include:
○ Observation
○ Interviews
○ Surveys
○ Comparative research
○ Experimentation
○ Content analysis
○ Historical methods
What Makes Good Research?
● Valid → does it measure what it’s supposed to?
● Reliable → are the results consistent?
● Generalizable → does it apply to other groups?
Variables -- What Are We Studying?
● Dependant → outcome
● Independent → causal impact on dependant
The Hypothesis
● Proposed relationship between two variables
● Null or alternative → reject one and find evidence for the other
Depression and Disability
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