When sociologists conduct research and test hypotheses, they do not necessarily need to collect new data all the time. They can also make use of ______.Multiple choice question.gossip, innuendo, and "he said, she said."information from Wikipedia without having to verify it.anything they want as long as it supports their hypothesis.data that were collected for use in another manner, such as census data.

Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?Question 1Select one:a.a large surveyb.a literature searchc.an in-depth interviewd.a review of television programs

Why do researchers use statistics to draw conclusions about their data?*1 pointa. Researchers usually collect data (information) about everyone/everything in the population.b. The public is easily persuaded by numbers and statistics.c. The true answers to researchers’ questions can only be revealed through statistical analyses.d. Researchers are making inferences about a population using estimates from a smaller sample.

Studying Sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:Question 4Select one:a.interview techniquesb.to apply statisticsc.to generate theoriesd.all of the above

Evidence that is non-numerical, such as information gathered from interviews or observation, is known as ________ data.Question 10Answera.quantitativeb.contentc.surveyd.qualitative

________ is information collected for the specific research question being investigated.a.Primary datab.Experimental informationc.Secondary datad.Observational datae.External information