Sociology Vocab Chapter 2
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Sociology Vocab for Chapter 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Survey | a research method where a questionaire is used |
| Population | a group of people with a set of characteristics |
| Sample | a limited set of people drawn from a larger population |
| represnetative sample | an accurate reflection of a population |
| questionaire | a written set of questions |
| interview | a survey mehtod where a trained researchers asks the questions and records the answers |
| closed ended questions | limiting the options for answers |
| open ended questions | answering the question in your own words |
| secondary analysis | using precollected data for another research purpose |
| field research | qualitative research explaining a setting |
| case study | looking at a group, incident, or community insensely and then generalizing it to a broader community |
| participant observation | becoming part of the researched group |
| causation | events occur because of the anticedents |
| multiple causation | belief that an event occurs because of several factors working in combination |
| variable | a characteristic that can change |
| quantitative variable | a trait that can be measured using numbers |
| qualitiative variable | a characteristic that is defined by its presence or absense in a catagory |
| independent variable | a set, measureable characteristic that causes an event to occur |
| dependent variable | a characteristic that shows a change |
| intervening variable | a variable that changes the relationship between the IV and the DV |
| correlation | a measure of the relationship between two variables |
| spurrious correlation | a relationship between two variable that is actually caused by a 3rd factor |
| scientific method | a systematic way of explaining the world in seven steps |
| hypothesis | a testable statement |
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