Do anyone know the answers to these questions? This for Sociology. I. Doing Research in the Social Sciences
A. Unlike many other kinds of scientists, sociologists do most of their research in the real world, not in a
.

B. Quantitative research uses data; research uses narrative and
descriptive data.

C. When researchers conduct a , they ask people to answer a series of .

D. For a sample to be truly , the people being surveyed must have the same general
characteristics as the targeted .

E. Whether a survey takes the form of a questionnaire or an , it may contain both
and open-ended questions.

F. Researchers who use pre collected information conduct what is known as a analysis.

G. In a case study, which is one type of research, the may become a
participant in the group being studied.

H. A program evaluation is one type of research that often requires a combination of .
II. Basic Skills for Sociology
A. When measuring data, sociologists may use modes, means, or medians to express
“ ” numbers.

B. In a set of such data, the is the number that appears most frequently. The
is the number that divides the set of data exactly in half.

C. To find the mean, all of the figures; then the sum by the number of
figures in the set.

D. The Internet can be a great source of current information, but a researcher must the
online material and make sure that it is , or trustworthy.

E. , or statistics about a population’s characteristics, often are presented in graphs and
.

F. To decode one of these sources, remember the headings that organize the data into columns and rows, look
for in the data (such as highest and lowest figures), and draw that
the data supports.