EPISTEMOLOGY & social research

Epistemology is:

• the theory of knowledge

• the theory of mankind

• Empirical processes

It is a set of systematic, empirical processes that apply to study a phenomenon:

• Philosophy

• Research

• Anthropology

The quantitative investigation includes the following except:

• Exploratory

• descriptive

• Correlational

• Etnography

These are the three methods of investigation:

• Quantitative

• Qualititative

• Mixed Investigation

• Direct observation

It is the method that is carried out to test a hypothesis looking through data collection and statistical analysis:

• qualitative method

• quantitative method

• mixed method

These are characteristics of the Qualitative method:

• subjective

• focus on words

• conclusive

• Holistic

A correlational designs seek the relationship or degree of association between two or more variables or concepts.

• True

• False

It seeks to generate a theorem that explains at a conceptual level, an action in a specific area.

• correlational designs

• explanatory designs

• grounded designs

• narrative design

The researchers collect information about people's lives and then describe and analyze it. This refers to:

• action research design

• explanatory designs

• narrative design

• correlational design

It seeks to solve everyday problems immediately and improve the action. Its objective is to help make decisions for the implementation of programs, processes, and reforms:

• Actio research design

• grounded designs

• corrrelational designs

• exploratory design