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

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2
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Confidentiality refers to situation in which even researcher can’t id specific info with individual it describes.

A

False. That is Anonymity.

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3
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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
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4
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Operationalization = specifying the exact operations involved in measuring variables.

A

True

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5
Q

Once research project is conceptualized and operationalized, then what? in what order?

A
  1. Collect data
  2. Transform data for analysis
  3. Analyze data and draw conclusions
  4. Report results, assess implications.
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6
Q

Correlation establishes causation.

A

False

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