SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Dependent And Independent Variables, Response Bias, Operationalization
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Reality is not a thing that is out there that we can perceive objectively. We"re influenced by our past research: methods -- collecting data, different methods allow us to collect different kinds of data. Different kinds of data make us look at the world different. We can never perceive anyth i ng i n a pu rely objective form. We can use certa in techn iques of data col lection and analysis that w i l l m i n i m ize our bias. T hese techn iques may help us i ncrease our consensus that exists to extend our : they draw us certain kinds of problems, objective is a reality check. The research cycle: figure out what matters to you different issues matter to different people, you interest in stuff has an impact on you www. notesolution. com. 2: formulate a testable theory (a tentative explanation of a phenomenon) a.
