Sociology 08/31/2016SOCIOLOGY METHODOLOGIESResearch ModeloAsk A Question(In sociology, we identify puzzles, paradoxes)A sociological question --- uncover the social forces underlie the pattern.oLiterature ReviewAcademic conversation in books.oForm a HypothesisHypothesis: A testable statement about relationship between two or morevariables.Variables: could change under different conditions.Ex. Gender(Independent) / Grades(Dependent)Independent vs. DependentIndependent is hypothesizing that will influence the Dependentvariable.Correlation vs. CausationEx. Income correlates with health. In this country, people with higherincome are healthier.CAUSATIONOther variables to influencethe healthCorrelationdoes not exactly mean causation.Spurious relationshipInstatistics, aspurious relationship(see alsospurious correlationand spuriousregression) is amathematical relationshipin which two or more events or
