SOCB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ideal Type, Research Question
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Socb05 lecture 10 july 18 2013. Similarities: both infer from empirical research to reach conclusions, both involve both public data collection, both collect and describe large amounts of data, both involve comparisons. Differences: different types and numbers of analysis techniques, different starting points for data analysis, different relationships between data and social theory, different degrees of abstraction/distance from social life. Non-numerical examination and interpretation of observations, for the purposes of discovering underlying meanings and patterns of relationships. No need to choose between idiographic/nomothetic technique. Divides explanations into 2 categories: highly unlikely and plausible: can eliminate an explanation by showing that a lot of evidence contradicts it. Memoing: writing of notes and ideas during data analysis about themes, expectations. Identifying a specific aspect of the excerpt that is worth exploring. Comment on variations and/or interconnection among repeated instances. Why questions: cant really be answered by this type of data.
