COM 470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Theory, The Foundations, Determinism
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We can logically deduct this because we have some logical explanation. Why: we recognize that the future is causes in part by the present, cause and effect patterns are probabilistic in nature. Theory theories cannot be proven, they can be disproven, therefore, social sciences can be disproven but it is the likelihood that something will occur again. Survey and compare against another teacher with no attendance grades. It will work but not on everybody, therefore, can be disproved - theory: predication vs. understanding. In our attempt to understand a phenomena, we try to predict it. If we predict it regularly, we will probably show some causal relationship: predi(cid:272)ta(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essaril(cid:455) (cid:373)ea(cid:374) that it (cid:449)ill happe(cid:374) agai(cid:374, tradition, cultural norms. Welsh 2: errors in inquiry and some solutions. Inaccurate observations: measurement devices offer accuracy, overgeneralizations (come from to small of a number, large and representative samples are a safeguard against overgeneralization, e. g.
