Sociology- Research Methods

A systematic plan for gathering and analyzing observations about the world

• Measurement

• Operationalize

• Research method

• Hypothesis

A statement of a possible relationship between two variables

• Measurement

• Operationalize

• Research method

• Hypothesis

To define the exact variable you're going to measure, and exactly what you will measure

• operationalize

• correlation

• observation

• independent variable

What value a variable takes on

• measurement

• correlation

• observation

• independent variable

The variable that we think is affecting the change in how people describe themselves

• dependent variable

• correlation

• observation

• independent variable

What happens when two variables move together

• dependent variable

• correlation

• observation

• independent variable

A smaller group that's representative of the population

• dependent variable

• sample

• observation

• independent variable

When researchers observe people by joining them in their daily routines

• dependent variable

• correlation

• participant observation

• independent variable

to ensure standard ________________ are follwed a review board which insures that all researchers take the privacy and wellbeing of their subjects into consideration

• dependent variable

• correlation

• ethics

• independent variable

Subjects know that you are observing them and must be made aware of any risks they take by being apart of your study

• dependent variable

• correlation

• informed consent

• independent variable