SOAN 2120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Scatter Plot, Symbolic Interactionism, Statistical Significance
2 Feb 2016
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Functionalism: competing groups and class struggle competition for power, wealth, and resources there is a reason/ function for everything that exists. Experiments and surveys are the way though which we collect quantitative or numerical data analysis through statistics. We test our theories using methods from the natural sciences. Don"t manipulate subjects ask them a # of questions. Quick and easy to do can be used with a large pop. Disadvantages: very good at showing attitudes compared to experimental designs can only control for things statistically. Types of variables: variable: anything that varies, more than one category. Correlations on a scatter plot: slope up to the right = +ive assessing relationships between 2 variables in a correlation slope down from the left = -ive. Flat slope = no correlation scatter plots help us see problems in relationships and help us guess the strength of the correlation. When the relationship is linear we use a correlation coefficient to determine.
