Which of the Following Is True of the Considerations That

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the considerations that social scientists should be aware of?

• A)Social science is seldom concerned with patterns in society.
• B)While individuals make up patterns,every individual need not be a part of a pattern in order for a pattern to exist.
• C)Sociological research projects do not fall on a continuum from basic research to public sociology to applied research.
• D)Qualitative methods are those that yield data such as numbers; quantitative methods are those that yield data such as words or pictures.
• E)Epistemology is an analytic philosophy concerning the nature of reality; ontology is an analytic philosophy concerning how we know what we know.

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Definitions:

Budget Line

A graphic representation of all possible combinations of two goods that can be purchased at given prices and a given income.

Indifference Analysis

A microeconomic tool used to analyze consumer preferences indicating combinations of goods among which the consumer is indifferent, showing levels of utility.

Numerically Measurable

Quantifiable or capable of being expressed or measured in numerical terms.

Indifference Curve

A graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent, indicating the combinations provide the same level of utility to the consumer.