Approaches to sociological research that draw on objective and statistical data and often focus on documenting trends, comparing subgroups, or exploring correlations

Approaches to sociological research that often rely on personal and/or collective interviews, accounts, or observations of a person or situation

Ideas or educated guesses about a given state of affairs, put forward as a basis for empirical testing

The diverse methods of investigation used to gather empirical (factual) material.

The firsthand study of people using observations, in depth interviewing, or both; also called fieldwork

Participant observation

A method of research widely used in sociology and anthropology in which the researcher takes part in the activities of the group or community being studied

A method of sociological research un which questionnaires are administered to the population being studied

The people who are the focus of social research

A small proportion of a larger population

Representative Sample

A sample from a larger population that is statistically typical of that population

Studying a proportion if individuals or cases from a larger population as representative of that population as a whole

Sampling methods in which a sample is chosen so that every member of the population has the same probability of being included

Measures of Central Tendency

The ways of calculating averages

Correlation Coefficients

The measure of the degrees of correlation between variables

A way of calculating the speed of group of numbers

The range or distribution of a set of figures

A research method by which variables can be analyzed in a controlled and systematic way, either in an artificial situation constructed by the researcher or in a naturally occurring setting

Research that compares one set of findings on one society with the same type of findings on other societies

Empirical Investigation

Factual inquiries carried out in any area of sociological study

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Sociology 2

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Term	Definition
Quantitative Methods	Approaches to sociological research that draw on objective and statistical data and often focus on documenting trends, comparing subgroups, or exploring correlations
Qualitative Methods	Approaches to sociological research that often rely on personal and/or collective interviews, accounts, or observations of a person or situation
Hypotheses	Ideas or educated guesses about a given state of affairs, put forward as a basis for empirical testing
Research Methods	The diverse methods of investigation used to gather empirical (factual) material.
Ethnography	The firsthand study of people using observations, in depth interviewing, or both; also called fieldwork
Participant observation	A method of research widely used in sociology and anthropology in which the researcher takes part in the activities of the group or community being studied
Survey	A method of sociological research un which questionnaires are administered to the population being studied
Population	The people who are the focus of social research
Pilot Study	A trial run in survey research
Sample	A small proportion of a larger population
Representative Sample	A sample from a larger population that is statistically typical of that population
Sampling	Studying a proportion if individuals or cases from a larger population as representative of that population as a whole
Random Sampling	Sampling methods in which a sample is chosen so that every member of the population has the same probability of being included
Measures of Central Tendency	The ways of calculating averages
Correlation Coefficients	The measure of the degrees of correlation between variables
Mean	Average
Mode	Most
Median	Middle
Standard Deviation	A way of calculating the speed of group of numbers
Degree of Dispersal	The range or distribution of a set of figures
Experiment	A research method by which variables can be analyzed in a controlled and systematic way, either in an artificial situation constructed by the researcher or in a naturally occurring setting
Comparative Research	Research that compares one set of findings on one society with the same type of findings on other societies
Empirical Investigation	Factual inquiries carried out in any area of sociological study

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