Methods and Research

A. Observational studies
B. Sociological analysis
C. Statistical Comparative studies
D. None of these

A. the things that happen by themselves
B. Are arranged knowingly
C. both a and b
D. None of these

A. brought into laboratory
B. Kept in their homes and observed
C. are not told about experiment
D. None of these

A. Scientific research
B. Scientific method
C. Science unity
D. None of these

A. parameter
B. range
C. median
D. mean

A. they are often undertaken by specialist agencies
B. they offer an appearance of precision
C. the data is easy to quantify and analyses
D. large numbers of people can be studied

A. the influence of specific variables can be controlled by the investigator
B. it usually generates richer and more in-depth information than other methods
C. it is essential when a study is primarily historical or has a historical dimension
D. it can only be used to study relatively small groups or communities

A. multiple regression
B. causal mechanism
C. spurious correlation
D. multinomial distribution

A. the investigator being committed to a particular ideology
B. the research team prejudging the meaning of the data
C. the data being unbalanced by the design or execution of the research
D. interpretations being applied to the results

A. philosophical and progressive
B. complex and against commonsense
C. experimental and statistical
D. valid and reliable