Title: Reading: The Scientific Method | Sociology
Headings: Reading: The Scientific Method
Reading: The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
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Examples of Dependent and Independent Variables. Typically, the independent variable causes the dependent variable to change in some way.
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Self-Check: The Scientific Method

Content: It might seem that science is about discoveries and chemical reactions or about proving ideas right or wrong rather than about exploring the nuances of human behavior. However, this is exactly why scientific models work for studying human behavior. A scientific process of research establishes parameters that help make sure results are objective and accurate. Scientific methods provide limitations and boundaries that focus a study and organize its results. The scientific method involves developing and testing theories about the world based on empirical evidence. It is defined by its commitment to systematic observation of the empirical world and strives to be objective, critical, skeptical, and logical. It involves a series of prescribed steps that have been established over centuries of scholarship. The scientific method is an essential tool in research. But just because sociological studies use scientific methods does not make the results less human. Sociological topics are not reduced to right or wrong facts.