Using the Examples on Internet Use and Social Relations Found

question 26

Essay

Using the examples on Internet use and social relations found in Chapter 1,define and describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods in social research.How did the researchers' choice of qualitative or quantitative methods strengthen their conclusions? Weaken them? Propose another study of Internet use in which you build on one of the previous studies but using triangulated methods.

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Definitions:

GAAP

The standard set of guidelines for financial accounting that are widely accepted in a particular jurisdiction, known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Debit And Credit Rules

The guidelines used in double-entry bookkeeping where for every debit entry, there must be a corresponding credit entry, and vice versa, to ensure the accounting equation is always balanced.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account columns to check the accuracy of financial records.