Textbook Notes for Sociology and Anthropology at University of Guelph (U OF G)

Chapter #4, analysis of quantitative data, page 62-88. Researchers (r) develop rules to assign numbers to variable attributes (1=single people, 2=marri

Introduction it builds on the principles of the positivist approach more than the others. It is found in a lot of subjects such as: journalism, crimina

Most of what we know is a matter of agreement and belief. Little is based on personal experience and discovery. We know that the dark side of the moon

Saint simon and comte official founders of sociology were influenced by. Bonald and accepted some of his basic assumptions. Saint simon sometimes regar

Social research: a process in which people combine a set of principles, outlooks, and ideas with a collection of specific practices, techniques, and st

Data includes information about some group of individuals (usually people, but can also be animals or things) Categorical variables: places and individ