FCS 380 Study Guide Exam 2 |
Review of Literature |
Levels of Headings |
Table of Contents |
Title Page |
3 Purposes of Research |
Exploration |
Description |
Explanation/prediction |
Three Criteria for Causal Relationships |
Correlation |
Time Order |
Non Spurious |
Spurious |
Unit of Analysis |
Individuals |
Groups, Organizations and Institutions |
Programs |
Communities, States, Nations |
Social Artifacts |
Ecological Fallacy |
Reductionism |
Subjects |
Cross-sectional |
Longitudinal |
Trend Studies |
Cohort Study |
Panel Study |
How We Decide What to Study |
Common Sense/folk Wisdom |
Observation |
Theories |
Past Research |
The Curse of Science |
Research Question |
Hypotheses |
Direct Observables |
Indirect Observables |
Constructs |
Conceptualize |
Real Definitions |
Nominal Definitions |
Operational Definitions |
Mutually Exclusive |
Exhaustive |
Four Levels of Measurement |
Nominal |
Ordinal |
Interval |
Ratio |
Reliability |
Validity |
Construct Validity |
Content Validity |
Methods Section of a Paper |