ANT338H5 Lecture Notes - Database Design, Sampling Bias, Spatial Analysis
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Research design and lab methods in biological anthropology. Why do we conduct lab analyses? to answer research questions. Address specific problems rather than general issues must take into consideration biocultural framework, not just the medical aspect, the cultural aspect too. = report we give is a biocultural report, not just a medical one. What are the factors contributing to the high frequency of tuberculosis in the grant collection? . Are clearly stated where/how do research questions originate? reading the literature. Soc sciences & humanities use this more. Both follow scientific method using different approaches to data collection, When doing biocultural research, you use both methods. Meanings, concepts, definitions, characteristics, metaphors, symbols & descriptions. Participant-observation- problem w/ this is bias and focused on research question= focus on particular behaviour= missing important info. interviewing, e. g. what was it like to live in hamilton in 1928? -bias in result because of sample used.
