Sociological Investigation

Question: Is classroom learning or distance learning the best?

Hypothesis? The in class students will produce significantly higher post-test scores when compared to the distance learning students.

Dependent variable?

Independent variable?

If we tested the IQ of each group, what criteria would we look for in the test?

What is our population?

What is our sample? What characteristics does the sample need to have? How do we draw a sample? How do we know it is a representative sample? What would make it a biased sample?

What research design should we use? What research designs are there? What would each design be most appropriate for?

What problems should we consider? Hawthorne effect Placebo effect