Which Statement Explains the Differences Between History and Historical-Comparative Sociology

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains the differences between history and historical-comparative sociology?

• A)Historical-comparative sociology involves much more detail than historical research.
• B)Historical-comparative sociology draws more distinctions about society than does historical research.
• C)Historical data are more accurate than historical comparative sociological data.
• D)Historical researchers collect far more original historical data than do historical comparative sociologists.

---

Definitions:

Factorial Research Design

An experimental design technique that involves studying the effects of two or more factors by changing them simultaneously to observe their interactions on dependent variables.

Independent Variables

Factors that are manipulated or varied in an experiment to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Combinations

A selection of items from a larger set where the order of selection does not matter.

Interaction Effect

An effect in statistical analysis indicating that the influence of one variable on the dependent variable differs across levels of another variable, demonstrating that the effect is not simply additive.