SOC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Participant Observation
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Questions on reading: rs #6, best, telling the truth about damned lies and. Statistics : as said in the passage, to think about statistics critically is not the same as approaching the data negatively. However, this distinction is quite difficult because society has made those two words somewhat synonymous. How would a researcher be sure to differentiate the two approaches: the first thing the researcher would have to make sure before venturing into his/her studies would be to fully understand what he/she is looking for. They must know what questions to ask, asking the right set of questions is the most important part of collecting information. Just like learning any new skill, the person needs to practice. Just by observing and asking questions you wouldn"t have asked before. Then slowly begin to make more specific questions, and creating a hypothesis, testing theories, and so on.
