According to Dixon, the essence of the scientific process is...
the continuous interplay between theory and data
as a scientific enterprise, social research involves theory, verifiable data, logical reasoning, and...
systematic observation and analysis
In contrast to deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning
Involves conclusions that are more or less probable
Which best describes the deductive logic of inquiry?
Theory-> hypothesis-> data
A researcher observes that more acts of vandalism are committed by same sex gangs than by mixed sex gangs. She theorizes that comp. for recognition among equal status peers increases the tendency to commit publicly deviant acts. What type(s) of reasoning
Inductive reasoning
Contrary to their hyp, Dixon and Rosenbaum found that the social setting in which white people interacted with black people...
Only impacted anti-black stereotyping in some settings
In her study of class differences in child rearing, Lareau
inferred patterns from her data, which led to the development of a theory
Which of the following principles follows from Dixon, discussion of science and its limitations
scientific theory is a product of its times
The discovery of the misclassification of network data in the 2004 general social survey
Illustrates how science has the capacity to correct errors and increase accuracy over time
Miners study of the nacirema illustrates
An inductive approach to research