Social Science Inquiry Flashcards
1
Q
Which are true of attributes?
- qualities or characteristics that describe an object
- categories that make up a variable
- also known as categories or values
- logical sets of variables
A
yes - qualities or characteristics that describe an object
yes - categories that make up a variable
yes - also known as categories or values
no - logical sets of variables ==> variables are logical sets of attributes
2
Q
Confidentiality refers to situation in which even researcher can’t id specific info with individual it describes.
A
False. That is Anonymity.
3
Q
Which is Inductive? Deductive?
- associated with qualitative research
- often begins with a hypothesis to test a theory
- top down
- often used by natural sciences
- bottom up
A
- associated with qualitative research - Inductive
- often begins with a hypothesis to test a theory - Deductive
- top down - Deductive
- often used by natural sciences - Deductive
- bottom up - Inductive
4
Q
Operationalization = specifying the exact operations involved in measuring variables.
A
True
5
Q
Once research project is conceptualized and operationalized, then what? in what order?
A
- Collect data
- Transform data for analysis
- Analyze data and draw conclusions
- Report results, assess implications.
6
Q
Correlation establishes causation.
A
False