CRIM 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Statistical Conclusion Validity, Causal Inference, Internal Validity

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 220
• Professor: William Glackman

Document Summary

Erosion: wearing away or removal of products or materials because of our physical presence or activity. Using the rate of tile replacement in a museum as an index of exhibit popularity: accretion: addition to or building up of products or materials because of our physical presence or activity. Using the setting of buttons on car radios as an indicator of listening preferences. Advantage: inconspicuous and anonymity: disadvantage: invasion of privacy, issues of confidentiality, issues of consent & unknown representativeness of the information that survives. Selective deposit: of all the individuals and societies that have ever existed on this planet, some individuals and some societies are more likely than others to have placed their beliefs and experiences into the historical record. During renaissance, we are likely to look primarily at the experience of the wealthy. Selective survival: among those things that are initially put into the historical record, some have a better chance of surviving the ravages of time than others.