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Collecting the Data.
ОглавлениеWe have now made a research plan and selected our methods to use and our sample. In Step 6 we actually collect the data following our research plan. Once we have data, we have to determine what to do with the data to answer our research question.
Thinking Sociologically
Define, distinguish between, and provide an example of each of the following important research concepts:
cause-and-effect relationships
spurious relationships
evidence
correlation
dependent variable
independent variable
hypothesis
sample
triangulation
Now think of a question you would like to research. How would each research concept relate to your research question—or not?