POS 3703 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Hosni Mubarak, Association Football, Inap
Document Summary
Questions of value as what ought to be: not answered by data. Empirical- observed by senses; can be experienced. Explanatory- describes a causal process that connects one set of facts, usually based on general proposition about individual or group behavior. Testable- set of conditions that can prove false. We aren"t just looking for statistical correlation or to explain one case. We want general theories that explain how people and groups behave. Take a specific research question and replace specific people, groups, issues, etc. with broader category to which person, group, issue, etc. belongs. Based on this theory, what opinion would we expect a college student to have about o o o o. According to my moon theory," crime increases and recedes in a predictable pattern, increasing during the new moon and decreasing during the full moon. (essentials, p. 4) Distinguish conceptual and concrete questions: conceptual questions- abstract and difficult to answer, concrete questions- expressed using tangible properties.
