Exam 2: Sociological Research

Amina has analyzed the transportation needs of workers living in the low-income section of Philadelphia. She presents her findings in a written statement to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. This is an example of:

An analysis that studies the needs of a specific group and presents the results in a written statement is a ________.

The sale of ice cream cones and the number of children who drown in swimming pools in Chicago both increase during the summer months. The increase in ice cream cone sales and children drowned are probably both explained by rising temperatures. When the temperature rises, a large number of people purchase ice cream to stay cool. Also, a large number of people go swimming and accidentally drown. This suggests that there is a ________between ice cream sales and the number of drownings.

A group of subjects arbitrarily chosen from a defined population is a___________ .

Okim wants to know about the movie viewing habits of Asian Americans. Because Asian Americans represent such a small portion of the American population, Okim should take a bigger than usual sample of Asian Americans. This means that Okim should use _________.

Discuss the three measures of central tendency. How are they different?

The mean, mode, and median are measures of _________.

Jessica is conducting research to determine the number of females in leadership positions in Fortune 500 companies. Jessica's research is:

In a__________ relationship, one condition leads to a certain consequence.

An investigation conducted by social scientists is called ___________.

The process of using multiple approaches to study a phenomenon is called___________ .

Turning abstract ideas into something measurable is called _________.

____________is an indication that one factor might be the cause for another factor.

Ricardo is exploring the academic achievement of children in loving families. Because it is impossible to measure how 'loving' a family is, loving is a:

Naomi analyzes data collected by the government in the 2010 Census to understand the living arrangements of the elderly. This is an example of:

The Student Health Care Center is conducting research on the use of prescription medications by 250 students over a period of 4 years. The students used in this longitudinal study are called an):

Conflict theorists tend to prefer qualitative data.

__________data includes words, pictures, photos, or any other type of information that comes to the researcher in a nonnumeric form.

A nonrandom sample that is available to the researcher is called a_________ .

The grade point average GPA) of students participating in an experiment on academic achievement rose over the course of the academic year. The students worked harder to do better in school because they knew that they were being studied. This is an example of :