Methods for Conducting Sociological Research

________: definition of a concept into a term that varies & can be measured.

________: Degree to which a measurement instrument gives the same results each time that it is used,

________: reasoning from the particular to the general.

________: reasoning from the general to the specific.

________ is the idea that a change in one factor results in a corresponding change in another factor.

A procedure involving the formulation, testing, and ________ based on systematic observation, measurement and /or experiments.

________ are patterns of thinking that affect how we respond to new ideas.

________: A tentative statement, based on research, theory or prior evidence, that asserts a relationship between two factors.

________: Degree to which the measurement reflects what the researcher is hoping to understand about the social world.

________: a system of orienting ideas.

________: a formal definition of what is being studied.

Analyze the data collected through observation to confirm, reject or modify the ________.

An increase in the ________ in society will result in an increase in the crime rate in that society.

________ (or association) is when two variables tend to track each other positively or negatively (i.e., they tend to vary together)