Overview of Research Methods * Quantitative Research: translates the social world into numbers which can be studied mathematically * Qualitative Research: Uses non-numerical data like texts‚ interviews‚ photos and recordings to help understand social life The Scientific Approach * The Scientific Method—a procedure for acquiring knowledge that emphasizes collecting data through observation and experiment. * Most sociologists believe that they should not allow their personal beliefs
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MATHEMATICAL METHODS 1. Finding An Initial Basic Feasible Solution: An initial basic feasible solution to a transportation problem can be found by any one of the three following methods: I. North West Corner Rule II. The Least Cost Method III. Vogel’s Approximation Method 1. North West Corner Rule The North West corner rule is a method for computing a basic feasible solution of a transportation problem‚ where the basic variables are selected from the North-West Corner
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Depreciation Methods Depreciation is the accounting process of allocating the cost of tangible assets to expense in a systematic and rational manner to those periods expected to benefit from the use of the asset. Factors Involved in the Depreciation Process 1. What depreciable base is to be used for the asset? 2. What is the asset’s useful life? 3. What method of cost apportionment is best for the asset? Depreciable Base for the Asset The base established for depreciation is a function
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In this essay the concepts of empiricism and empirical methods and their use in geography will be critically discussed. The main points that will be discussed include the origins of empiricism‚ what empiricism means‚ why empiricism might be useful‚ what empirical methods are‚ the advantages and disadvantages of empirical methods‚ how they are applied in geography including examples and the benefits of applying these in geography. Starting with the origins of empiricism‚ Aristotle was the first
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Effective Communication Learning Team C William Francois‚ Shannon Brennan‚ Dawn Rose MGT 311 August 10‚ 2013 Jamie Dorman Communication is an important part of an effective team or organization. Communication makes it possible for everyone to operate as one unit with every employee knowing the information needed to perform the job. There are different ways to communicate such as verbally‚ non-verbally‚ and visually. Each type allows communication to flow between people to
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Lab 4: Methods of limits Elizabeth Bryan Florida State University Lab 4: Method of limits. Sound waves are created when an object vibrates. They have two main components: frequency (pitch; measured in Hertz (Hz)) and amplitude (loudness‚ intensity; measured in decibels (dB)). The method of limits is a psychophysical method in which a particular dimension of a stimulus‚ or the difference between two stimuli‚ is varied incrementally until the participant responds differently. The change in stimulus
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Macaulay‚ Reneé EVAN 101-C09 November 7‚ 2011 Methods of Evangelism Part ONE - Evangelistic Method #1 - The “Intellectual” method of evangelism that I chose to research is the Four Spiritual Laws. In summary this method is one of the simplest to use when you want to present the Gospel to someone. It was originally written as a booklet by Bill Bright‚ the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ‚ who was motivated by the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19) in 1952 as a quick and efficient way to
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English in the Indian Subcontinent Just as in the Caribbean‚ the English Language arrived in South Asia as a result of colonisation. Unlike its history in the Caribbean‚ however‚ English has always co-existed in the Indian subcontinent alongside thousands of local languages. So for most of the population‚ it has only ever been a second language. The origins of English in India The British first arrived in India in the early 1600s and soon established trading posts in a number of cities under
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Communication in Criminal Justice Settings Paper Chris Washington CJS/205 03/06/2015 Ryan McNeal There are different forms of communication‚ as we go through our everyday process we use different forms of communication all day long withier we are aware of it or not. Within those forms there are verbal and nonverbal communications‚ and in the criminal justice field there are defiantly times you should use these two forms of communication. Non-verbal communication‚ also known as body language
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Scientific Method http://www.scientificpsychic.com/workbook/scientific-method.htm • scientific method is a process for creating models of the natural world that can be verified experimentally. The scientific method requires making observations‚ recording data‚ and analyzing data in a form that can be duplicated by other scientists. In addition‚ the scientific method uses inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning to try to produce useful and reliable models of nature and natural phenomena
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