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Sociology AS level - Research Methods
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- 1Research the examines a single case or example, often uses several methods or sourcesCase Study
- 2Research method which compares two social groups that are alike, apart from one factorComparative Method
- 3When two or more factors or variables vary togetherCorrelation
- 4Allow only a limited choice of answers from a pre-set listClosed-ended Question
- 5Method of studying the content of documents and media outputContent Analysis
- 6A group, in experiments, which is not exposed to the variable under investigationControl Group
- 7Questions used in a social survey which produce quantitative dataClosed-ended Questions
- 8Often used as an alternative to experimentsComparative Method
- 9Used to find out how often and in what ways different types of people or events appearContent Analysis
- 10The group that scientists compare an experimental group to; it is identical in all respectsControl Group
- 11The existence of this does not necessarily prove that one causes the otherCorrelation
- 12Provides a baseline against which any changed in an experimental group can be comparedControl Group
- 13A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official recordDocument
- 14Produced by organisations such as governments, schools and the mediaPublic Documents
- 15Moral principles or guidelinesEthics
- 16A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.Experiment
- 17Created by individuals and often provide first person accounts of events and experiencesPersonal Documents
- 18A test carried out in controlled conditions in an artificial settingsLab Experiment
- 19An untested theory or explanation, expressed as a statementHypothesis
- 20Where those taking part in a study have agreed to do so and are fully aware of the purpose of the studyInformed Consent
- 21A primary research method where the researcher records eventsObservation
- 22A type of experiment carried out in a natural settingField Experiment
- 23Used as secondary sources of qualitative date in sociological researchPublic and Personal Documents
- 24A method of gathering information by asking question orallyInterview
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