G11 Sociology Ch2 Research- KEY TERMS

accuracy

• using a tool makes the measuring more precise.

• in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual

• applying a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand

case study

• in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual

• a set of guidelines that the American Sociological Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible scholarship in sociology

• applying a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand

code of ethics

• a set of guidelines that the American Sociological Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible scholarship in sociology

• applying a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand

• when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation

content analysis

• applying a systematic approach to record and value information gleaned from secondary data as it relates to the study at hand

• when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation

• a set of guidelines that the American Sociological Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible scholarship in sociology

correlation

• looking beyond the obvious to expose falseness by examining merit, logic, and evidence.

• when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation

• evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation

debunking

• evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation

• when a change in one variable coincides with a change in another variable, but does not necessarily indicate causation

• looking beyond the obvious to expose falseness by examining merit, logic, and evidence.

dependent variables

• a variable changed by other variables

• the testing of a hypothesis under controlled conditions

• gathering data from a natural environment without doing a lab experiment or a survey

empirical evidence

• participating and observing thinking and behavior in a social setting

• evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation

• looking beyond the obvious to expose falseness by examining merit, logic, and evidence.

ethnography

• the testing of a hypothesis under controlled conditions

• evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation

• participating and observing thinking and behavior in a social setting

experiment

• evidence that comes from direct observations, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation

• the testing of a hypothesis under controlled conditions

• participating and observing thinking and behavior in a social setting