Explain why spurious relationships are a problem in constructing social science
theories.
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Spurious relationships pose a problem in constructing social science
theories because they for the most part are unknown. A relationship
between a dependent and independent could be based on a spurious
relationship that is goes unnoticed.
Define the term: hypothesis
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A hypothesis: is a statement that links two things together. There are 2 forms
of hypotheses.
A non-directional hypothesis- states how two things are related.
, A directional hypothesis- states the specific direction of the hypothesis.
They are a testable relationship
Explain the difference between normative and empirical scientific research.
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Normative research is based on judgments. Normative statements pose
questions they desire to answer and state exactly how they should be
answered.
Empirical statements are solely informative and are packed full of facts.
Empirical statements also strive to be neutral and state facts exactly how
they are without judging or adding bias.
Given an article (or excerpt) identify the research question, dependent, and
independent variables, unit of analysis, and hypothesis.
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Intro: contains motivation behind the research along with the research
question (how why)
Literature review: Discusses how author's research question relates to the
work of others who have studied this question
Theory: tentative answer to research question presents hypothesis
Data & Analysis: identifies the sources of data, how the data was collected
Results: tests of hypothesis, interprets evidence
Conclusion: answers the "so what"? question
Define an antecedent, independent, and dependent variable, contrasting moderating
and mediating relationships. Diagram these relationships through an arrow, or path
diagram.
theories.
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Spurious relationships pose a problem in constructing social science
theories because they for the most part are unknown. A relationship
between a dependent and independent could be based on a spurious
relationship that is goes unnoticed.
Define the term: hypothesis
Give this one a try later!
A hypothesis: is a statement that links two things together. There are 2 forms
of hypotheses.
A non-directional hypothesis- states how two things are related.
, A directional hypothesis- states the specific direction of the hypothesis.
They are a testable relationship
Explain the difference between normative and empirical scientific research.
Give this one a try later!
Normative research is based on judgments. Normative statements pose
questions they desire to answer and state exactly how they should be
answered.
Empirical statements are solely informative and are packed full of facts.
Empirical statements also strive to be neutral and state facts exactly how
they are without judging or adding bias.
Given an article (or excerpt) identify the research question, dependent, and
independent variables, unit of analysis, and hypothesis.
Give this one a try later!
Intro: contains motivation behind the research along with the research
question (how why)
Literature review: Discusses how author's research question relates to the
work of others who have studied this question
Theory: tentative answer to research question presents hypothesis
Data & Analysis: identifies the sources of data, how the data was collected
Results: tests of hypothesis, interprets evidence
Conclusion: answers the "so what"? question
Define an antecedent, independent, and dependent variable, contrasting moderating
and mediating relationships. Diagram these relationships through an arrow, or path
diagram.
