SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chp 2 Vocab Soci
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2 vocab research methods- approaches that social scientists use for investigating the answers to questions. Quantitative methods- methods that seek to obtain information about the social world that is already in or can be converted to numeric form. Qualitative methods- methods that can attempt to collect information about the social world that cannot be readily converted to numeric form. Deductive approach- a research approach that starts with a theory, forms a hypothesis, makes empirical observations, and then analyzes the data to confirm, reject, or modify the original theory. Inductive approach- a research approach that starts with empirical observations and then works to form a theory. Correlation or (association)- simultaneous variation in two variables. Causality- the notion that change in one factor results in a corresponding change in another. Reverse causality- a situation in which the researcher believes that a results in a change in b, but b, in fact, is causing a.
