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Lesson #5 Terms
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- 1SurveyA research method in which subjects respond to items on a questionnaire or in an interview.
- 2QuestionnaireA series of items a researcher presents to subjects for their response.
- 3Field research(also called participant observation)
A research method for observing people while joining them in their everyday activities.
- 4ExperimentA research method for investigating the cause-and-effect relationships under tightly controlled conditions.
- 5Secondary analysisA research method that makes use of the data originally collected by others.
- 6StatisticsThe numerical result that researchers often include when they report their findings.
- 7Social policyFormal strategies that affect how society operates.
- 8Political spectrumA continuum representing a range of political attitudes, from "left to right"
- 9Social issuesPolitical debates involving moral judgements about how people should live.
- 10Economic issuesPolitical debates about how a society should distribute material resources.
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- Sociology (Statistics and Bias ) Flashcards on Lesson #5 Terms, created by Lauren Ragsdale on 01/09/2016.
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