SOCECOL 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: General Idea
1 Apr 2017
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Chapter 2: introduction to the methods of science. Naturalistic observation: simply watch the phenomenon and get a general idea of what is involved in the process. Correlational approach: researchers seek to determine whether, when one event occurs, the other event also occurs. Passive between groups approach (aka natural experiment) - researchers seek to determine whether two naturally-occurring groups (e. g. , men vs. women) differ on some variable. If i do this, what will happen? . Compare experimentally induced groups, not natural groups. Modeling: establish a model capable of performing operations similar to topic being studied. Qualitative methods: emphasize the subjective state of the person under study. Useful when we want to describe the experience of a group or person. Data in the form of words or pictures. Quantitative methods: an emphasis on behavior as opposed to experience. Causation can be seen from experimental method not correlational approach. Correlation coefficient: tells us whether positive or negative.
