Scientific Method

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3. The Scientific Method:

In a post of between 150 and 250 words, respond to the following discussion:

Consider the material in the Topic 2 Lesson Presentation, along with the sections from your text entitled “Conducting Research” (pp. 25 – 36).

First, briefly discuss the purpose of sociological research.
Now, develop your own hypothesis about some aspect of sociology.
What is your independent variable?
What is your dependent variable?
Which method of collecting data would work best for testing your theory?
How would you go about testing your hypothesis in a scientific and ethical way?