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a statement of how variables are expected to be related to one another, often according to prediction from a theory

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Hypothesis

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a factor thought to be significant for human behavior, which can vary (or change) from one case to another.

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Variable

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the way in which a researcher measures a variable

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Operational Definition

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one of seven procedures that sociologists use to collect data: surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis, documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures.

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Research Method/Design

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the extent to which an operational definition measures what it is intended to measure.

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Validity

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the extent to which research produces consistent or dependable results

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Reliability

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the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions

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Survey

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a target group to be studied

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Population

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the individuals intended to represent the population to be studied

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Sample

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a sample in which everyone in the target population has the same chance of being included in the study

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Random Sample

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a sample from selected subgroups of that target population in which everyone in those subgroups has an equal chance of being included in the research.

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Stratified Random Sample

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people’s response to a survey, either in interviews or be self-administered questionnaires.

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Respondents

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a list of questions to be asked of respondents

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Questionnaires

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questionnaires that respondents fill out

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Self-Administered Questionnaires

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direct questioning of respondents

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Interview

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effects of interviewers on respondents that lead to biased answers

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Interview Bias

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interviews that use close-ended question

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Structured Interviews

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questions that are followed by a list of possible answers to be selected be the respondent

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Close-ended questions

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interviews that use open-ended questions

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Unstructured Interviews

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questions that respondents answer in their own words

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Open Ended Questions

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a feeling of trust between researchers and the people they are studying

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Rapport

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research in which the researcher participates I the research setting while observing what is happening in the setting.

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Participant Observation

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the extent to which the findings from one group or sample can be generalized or applied to other groups or populations.

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Generalizability

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an intensive analysis of single event, situation, or individual.

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Case Study

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The analysis of data that have been collected by other researchers.

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Secondary Analysis

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in its narrow sense, written sources that provide data; in its extended sense, archival material of any sort, including photographs, movies, CDs, DVDs, and so on.

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Documents

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the use of control and experimental groups and dependent and independent variables to test causation

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Experiment

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the group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable

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Experimental Group

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the subjects in an experiment who are not exposed to the independent variable

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Control group

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a factor that causes a change in another variable, called the dependent variable

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Independent Variable

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a factor in an experiment that is changed by an independent variable.

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Dependent Variable

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ways of observing people so they do not know they are being studied.

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Obtrusive Measures

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What are the eight basic steps of sociological research?

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  1. Select a Topic
  2. Define the Problem
  3. Review the Literature
  4. Formulate a Hypothesis
  5. Choose a Research Method
  6. Collect the Data
  7. Analyze the Results
  8. Share the Results

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