Research Flashcards
Ways of knowing the world
Personal experience, tradition, authority, religion, science
Social facts
Education,fashion, technology,language, relationships
Research
Process of systematically collecting information for the purpose of testing an existing theory or a new one
Descriptive studies
Describes social reality or provide facts about a group practice or event
Explanatory studies
Explain relationships and to provide info on why certain events do or not occur
Deductive research
Top down research. Know the theory before you test it
Positive relationships
Increase in independent variable leads to increase in the dependent.
Ex: temp and ice cream sales
Inverse relationship
Increase in the independent leads to decrease in the dependent or vice versa
Inductive research
One does not know hypothesis instead seeks to explore a topic to learn its inner nature
Quantitative research
Data reduced numbers and statistics
Define research topic. Review and formulate hypothesis. Collect and analyze data. Then draw conclusions
Qualitative research
Word based. Interpretive
Less structured. Research question doesn’t lead to numbers and statistics
Many variables to be studied
Reliability
A study or research instrument that has consistent results
Iq tests
Validity
Accurately measured what it is supposed to measure
Surveys
Quick snapshot. Must fit into pre given categories of value
The questionnaire
Contains series of items to which subjects respond. Structured interview
