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A researcher develops and tests theories using empirical evidence. That approach is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The scientific method is described as having how many steps?Read the answer and worked solution →The first step of the scientific method is to ask a question and select a:Read the answer and worked solution →An explanation guessing at a relationship between a phenomenon and its causes is a:Read the answer and worked solution →The variable that causes the change in a study is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The variable that is affected, the effect, is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →If joblessness is studied as a cause of crime, then the crime rate is the:Read the answer and worked solution →How likely results are to repeat if the study is run again is called:Read the answer and worked solution →How well a study measures what it set out to measure is called:Read the answer and worked solution →If the data do not support the hypothesis, a researcher may repeat the study or improve the:Read the answer and worked solution →Sociologists use four main research methods: surveys, experiments, secondary analysis and:Read the answer and worked solution →Collecting answers to a set of questions about behaviour and opinion is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which method is described as one of the most widely used in scientific research?Read the answer and worked solution →Numerical data that can be counted and analysed statistically is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A one to one conversation between researcher and subject is an:Read the answer and worked solution →Gathering primary data in a natural setting rather than a lab is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Field research shows correlation but its small sample cannot establish:Read the answer and worked solution →A researcher takes a job to study a workplace from the inside. That method is:Read the answer and worked solution →Data gathered by participant observation is mostly:Read the answer and worked solution →Living inside an entire community to observe its everyday life is called:Read the answer and worked solution →An in depth study of a single event, situation or individual is a:Read the answer and worked solution →People change their behaviour because they know they are being watched. That is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the research methodsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the study qualitiesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the research gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the research wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Numbers or narrativeRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the research ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Research methods bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A researcher develops and tests theories using empirical evidence. That approach is the:

  1. Scientific method
  2. Scenic mapping
  3. Scholar meeting
  4. Scripted memo
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Correct answer: A. Scientific method

1. Theories must be checked against evidence. 2. The checking follows set steps. 3. That approach is the scientific method. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e, Chapter 2, Sociological Research._

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The scientific method is described as having how many steps?

  1. Nine
  2. Six
  3. Ten
  4. Two
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Correct answer: B. Six

1. The steps run from question to conclusion. 2. The text gives a specific count. 3. There are six. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e, Chapter 2, Sociological Research._

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The first step of the scientific method is to ask a question and select a:

  1. Problem
  2. Premium
  3. Preview
  4. Preamble
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Correct answer: A. Problem

1. The study needs a focus. 2. A specific area of interest is chosen. 3. That focus is the problem. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 3e, Chapter 2, Sociological Research._

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