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2 : Sociological research counteracts
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3 : Sociological research influences social
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4 : Sociologists rely on techniques that include careful data collection, exact
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5 : A control variable is a characteristic that is constant and unchanged during the
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6 : Deduction and induction are two different but equally valuable approaches in
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7 : Validity is the consistency with which the same measure produces similar results time
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9 : In qualitative research, sociologists examine and interpret nonnumerical
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10 : Causation is also known as
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11 : Formulating a hypothesis is the first step in the scientific
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12 : In a survey, questions in a questionnaire can only be close-
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13 : Structured interviews use open-ended
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14 : In participant observation, researchers interact with the people they are
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15 : Content analysis is usually expensive and more time consuming than other data
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