Violence in Greenville

Use the reading materials to help you answer the first 9 questions. You may use other sources for assistance.

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1. Have any of your peers, colleagues, or instructors ever stated that a study “proves” something? If so, briefly describe what he or she said, and in light of reading the materials provided, would you be cautious about believing such a statement? Why? (answer in one-two paragraphs)

I have always been one to be hard to make believe the “he say, she say”, and sometimes, unfortunately, studies are only going to show what they want it to show. For instance, look at that statistical breakdown of the election. The polls had Obama losing until the very end. That mean it showed only a certain peer group, correct? When someone state studies show, I am leery to believe it because I am on several different meds for chronic migraines. Therefore, I am an adult sized lab rat until the dr. figures out what actually subsides the headaches. Until then, theses meds continue to possibly several side effects, some known and some unknown. Yes, I said unknown because the pharmaceutical companies refuse to let us know about the major side effects. Therefore, until I have a purpose to believe study proves, the study haven’t proved to me anything.

2. According to the reading materials, what is the primary and secondary purpose for preparing a literature review?

Based upon our readings, the primary purpose for preparing a literature review is consumers of research should make decisions based on principles and theories that seem most likely to be true. The secondary purpose is to establish through the synthesis what areas need more research attention in order to reduce the amount of uncertainty about the tentative conclusions drawn.

3. What do quantitatively oriented researchers emphasize when sampling...