individual units‚ where as macroeconomics is all about concern for the economy as a whole or with basic/generalized subdivisions. 2. What is the difference between deductive and inductive methods in economics when discussing theories? Deductive methods (or also known as hypothetical methods) is all about theories turning in facts‚ where as inductive methods is the complete opposite. It is all about turning facts into theories. 3. What is the ceteris paribus assumption? Why is it used in economics? Ceteris
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Paaryveanthan Vellasamy (100227571) CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction The discussion of research methodology is an important part within the research project‚ because it has great influences on the overall research activities and thus to make good piece of research work with valid conclusion and recommendation in accordance with research aims‚ objectives and research questions. For example‚ Kothari (2004 p.05-06) has described that depending on the type
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SOC. 351 #6 - Robert Merton’s Contributions to Sociological Theory Robert Merton studied under Talcott Parsons at Harvard University and was influenced by Pitirim Sorokin and Paul Lazarsfeld respectfully. Although Merton valued the relationship he had with Parsons and admired much of his work‚ he “diverged from Parsonian functionalism…in his decision to abandon the quest for an all-encompassing theory. He chose rather‚ to take the path of what he calls ‘middle range theories’” (p.46)‚ designed
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revolved around the use of reason and progress from the Scientific Revolution to address human problems. Epistemology supported inductive reasoning‚ a form of thinking in which one takes specific details and uses them to form reasonable and general statements. This form of reasoning differentiated The Enlightenment from The Scientific Revolution‚ which encouraged deductive reasoning instead. Locke’s theories on epistemology included the “Theory of mind” in which every
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George Livermore Teaching a high-level class through consciousness-raising activities. On the 26th of October Gary introduced the grammar seminar. He introduced Thornbury’s views on grammar and we discussed what grammar is according to Thornbury. Thornbury made a point that I found quite interesting; he stated that students needed to ‘notice grammar’ (2005: 35). This started me thinking about how best to teach grammar‚ and how I could get the learner to ‘notice’ grammar. I mentioned that I
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such as Constructive Perception (top-down) that was studied by Rock‚ Neisser‚ and Gregory. Another approach of perception was the Direct / Ecological (bottom up) which was studied by Gibson. Constructive (top down) perception is an active and deductive reasoning process. It is seen as an obstacle‚ object‚ or any matter that changes your perspective of its view. The way you view the object can be in any matter‚ but usually it connects back to a memory or an experience that you have had before. For
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Evaluation of microfinance and women empowerment: Case study on Grameen Bank in Northern Bangladesh Chapter One: Overview Where there is informal economy condition of developing countries‚ women face a comparative disadvantage. In the northern area of Bangladesh‚ economic conditions forced rural women to adopt microfinance (credit and savings) as one major strategy for self reliance. Women go through relatively much more hardship than men in countries that are striving towards economic growth
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SCIE1000 Philosophy Essay Alan Chalmers‚ a British-Australian philosopher of science and best-selling author‚ suggests a common view of science by which scientific knowledge is ‘reliable’ and ‘objectively proven’ knowledge that is derived from facts of experience‚ experimental procedure and observations. This essay aims to discuss the problems that are likely to be highlighted by a Popperian hypothetico-deductivist when confronted with Chalmers’ adverse views on the validity of the scientific method
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set-up and performed an experiment 5. The empirical method 1. Inductive reasoning‚ John Locke (1632-1704) 1. Empiricism 1. From the individual to the universal 2. E.g. Apples fall to the ground; therefore there is a universal force that pulls things to Earth. 2. Locke’s view of the mind 1. The mid in its primeval state is a "white Paper‚ void of all Characters." 2. No innate ideas. 3. The mind has an ordering faculty 2. Vs. Deductive reasoning 1. Rene Descartes and Rationalism 1. rationalism
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