SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 2
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Is not as organized as quantitative: ex: opinions. Independent variable is a measured factor that the researcher believes has a causal impact on the dependent variable: ex: income= age (likely to represent education) + gender, this is one of the most important steps in sociology. There will be always limitations in research: break the basic variables down into subparts by asking characteristics of a certain thing and you would get a score using a scale (on a scale of 1-10 ) In social research, a hypothesis is a proposed relationship between two variables. Is as conscious of the role of the researcher as that of the subjects being studied. In particular qualitative research you need to be attentive of how they present their answer. It must be as accurate as possible: types of data collection, participant observation, seeks to observe social actions in practice, does things that you can"t easily see via survey, content analysis.
