After reading this term paper you will learn about the three important measures of central tendency used in social research. The measures are: 1. The Arithmetic Mean 2. Median 3. Mode. 1. Term Paper on the Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean is by far the most common among the averages. It is relatively, easy to calculate, simple to understand and [...]
After reading this article you will learn about proportions, percentages and ratios. Proportions: The proportion of cases in any given category is defined as the number in the category divided by the total number of cases. In calculation of proportions, it is presumed that the method of classification has been such that categories are mutually exclusive and the category-set exhaustive. [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the relevance of history for social research. A group of thinkers, during the relatively brief period in which social science has been recognized as a disciplined form of intellectual endeavour, has tried to effect a rigid differentiation between what are conventionally known as social sciences, like sociology and economics on the one [...]