SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Informed Consent, Participant Observation, Syphilis
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Control- constant and unchanged: hypotheses- a statement of the expected relationship between two or more variables; typically based on previous research. Time dimension: longitudinal-collected at two or more points in time from the same or, cross sectional- collected at one point in time different samples of respondents. Quantitative vs. qualitative: qualitative- non numerical data; in depth description, quantitative- numerical data; generalizability. Correlation and causation consequence of another: causation- a relationship in which one variable is the direct, correlation- the relationship between two or more variables, causation is not correlation, cant prove causation because too many variables at hand. The research process: choose a topic, summarize related research (literature review, formulate a hypotheses, describe data collection methods, collect the data, present the findings, analyze the results; state conclusions. Surveys: series of questions for respondents, come in many forms: Questionnaires, face to face, or telephone: questionnaire- written questions (closed/open, interview- directly ask respondents (structured/unstructured, disadvantages:
