SOCA01H3 Chapter : 3. Data Analysis.docx
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Concrete experience is obtained by seeing, touching, tasting, smelling or hearing. Percepts are smallest bits of concrete experience while a collection of related percepts are called patterns. Abstract (mental) experience is the imaginary world of the mind. Concepts are abstract (mental) terms used to organize concrete experiences. Propositions are ideas that result from finding relationship between concepts (more educated people receive more income) that is a proposition with the two concept education and income. Formulate a question 2. review existing literature 3. Report result this is called a research cycle. Sociological research is governed by ethical standards that protect subjects" right to safety, privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent. Sociologists must convert their propositions(idea) into hypotheses (testable idea) by turning concepts(items) used into variables (measureable items) In an experiment there is a dependent variable measured as the effect in a cause and effect relationship, while the independent variable is the cause.
