Category: Methods and Research

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

A. variables
B. populations
C. ideas
D. indices
E. theories

A. being as precise as possible in defining an initial hypothesis
B. holding some variables constant to look at the effects of others
C. supervising the data collection process as closely as possible
D. seeking to manipulate the outcomes of a research process

A. collect data
B. define the problem
C. review previous research
D. formulate a hypothesis

A. two respectable responses/answers
B. two answers but incompatible with each other
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

A. it takes place outside the university campus
B. it makes use of covert research methods
C. it investigates workings of society that are different from official accounts
D. the investigator is sympathetic to the activities that he is investigating

A. with the group for months and sometimes years
B. discreet about his/her research
C. close to the leadership of the group that he/she is studying
D. open and honest about his/her intentions
E. taking copious notes

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

A. sample
B. experiment
C. research design
D. scientific method

A. that people are more likely to be honest
B. they are not time consuming
C. the interviewer can guess the age of the respondent
D. the response rate is high
E. that the researcher can ask more detailed s