The first step in any sociological research project is to:
collect data
define the problem
review previous research
formulate hypothesis
The study of the inter-racial friendships conducted by the Tom Smith who heads up the General Social Survey is an example of:
observation research
a survey
content analysis
an experiment
Which of the following would be an example of a random sample? A researcher:
administers a questionnaire to every fifth woman who enters a business office
examines the attitudes of residents of a city by interviewing every twentieth name in the city's telephone book
studies the attitudes of democratic voters by choosing every tenth name found on a city's list of registered democrats
None of the above
Formulating the hypothesis is the __________ step in the scientific method.
first
second
third
fourth
In order to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population, a survey must be based on precise:
representative sampling
experiments
surveys
hypotheses
A detailed plan or method for obtaining data scientifically is called a
sample
experiment
research design
scientific method
