SOCL 2001 Chapter : SOC 2001 Chapter 2 Notes
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Gains knowledge about a particular topic using procedures that are: A body of objective and systematic techniques for. Operationalization: assigning a precise method for measuring a concept. Variable: characteristic that can change in different conditions. The more you study, the more you know. Violence rates are higher among cohabiting couples than married couples. At times impossible to survey all of them. Longitudinal: collected at two or more points in time, good for analyzing trends over time. Random digit dialing: selecting area codes and the first 3 # followed by 4 random digits. Computer assisted telephone interviewing: computer randomly calls people, interviewer reads from the screen, answers are entered in blank spaces on the screen. Surveys sent by computer: sent by email or posted on a website. Questionnaire: series of written questions that ask for info. In person interviews can be expensive and dangerous. Participant observation: researchers interact with those they"re studying.
