Chapter 1-6 assignment
`Assignments for chapters 1 through 6
EXERCISE 1.1 Each of us is confronted with decisions in our everyday lives that require us to gather and assess information on the different alternatives at hand and then make a decision. Examples of such decisions include the decision to attend college, buy a car or some other item, strike up a friendship with Person A or B, select a particular course, or take a trip to Point X or Y. You may have made an error in such decisions because your information was flawed by one or more of the errors of human inquiry that Babbie describes, or the decision may have been correct but for some of the wrong reasons. Recall and describe a decision you have made that may have been flawed to some extent because information was based on one or more of the errors of human inquiry.
1. Describe the decision.
Taking a course with a certain professor.
2. Identify which of the errors of human inquiry as described by Babbie were involved in this decision. Explain how each error was committed.
On of Babbie’s errors of human inquiry that was used when making the decision of with professor to take for a certain course was selective observation. Due to the fact that I used the website to find out the rating on professor, I used the selective observation by making the mistake that other students developed about the professor from their own personal opinion.
3. Explain how a scientific approach would have helped reduce the effect of the error(s) of human inquiry in this decision.
Instead of relying on other students opinions I should have do research myself on the professor. Probably should have emailed the professor asking a couple of question in regards to her course. Could have taken a different route when finding out if the professor was right for me instead I was influenced by those students on ratemyprofessor.com.
EXERCISE 1.2 Variables and their attributes (or values) are at the heart of examining relationships in the
EXERCISE 1.1 Each of us is confronted with decisions in our everyday lives that require us to gather and assess information on the different alternatives at hand and then make a decision. Examples of such decisions include the decision to attend college, buy a car or some other item, strike up a friendship with Person A or B, select a particular course, or take a trip to Point X or Y. You may have made an error in such decisions because your information was flawed by one or more of the errors of human inquiry that Babbie describes, or the decision may have been correct but for some of the wrong reasons. Recall and describe a decision you have made that may have been flawed to some extent because information was based on one or more of the errors of human inquiry.
1. Describe the decision.
Taking a course with a certain professor.
2. Identify which of the errors of human inquiry as described by Babbie were involved in this decision. Explain how each error was committed.
On of Babbie’s errors of human inquiry that was used when making the decision of with professor to take for a certain course was selective observation. Due to the fact that I used the website to find out the rating on professor, I used the selective observation by making the mistake that other students developed about the professor from their own personal opinion.
3. Explain how a scientific approach would have helped reduce the effect of the error(s) of human inquiry in this decision.
Instead of relying on other students opinions I should have do research myself on the professor. Probably should have emailed the professor asking a couple of question in regards to her course. Could have taken a different route when finding out if the professor was right for me instead I was influenced by those students on ratemyprofessor.com.
EXERCISE 1.2 Variables and their attributes (or values) are at the heart of examining relationships in the