What does it mean if a sample of sociological research is representative quizlet?

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What does it mean if a sample of sociological research is a representative?
What does it mean if a researcher has obtained informed consent?
What is a disadvantage of using ethnography as a method of social research?
What does it mean for a sociologist to control for a variable?

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What does it mean if a sample of sociological research is a representative?

A representative sample is a sample from a larger group that accurately represents the characteristics of a larger population. It's known as a representative sample because the answers obtained from it accurately reflect the results you would achieve by interviewing the entire population.

Informed consent is one of the founding principles of research ethics. Its intent is that human participants can enter research freely (voluntarily) with full information about what it means for them to take part, and that they give consent before they enter the research.

Ethnographic research has several disadvantages to consider as well. Ethnography is time consuming and requires a well-trained researcher. It takes time to build trust with informants in order to facilitate full and honest discourse. Short-term studies are at a particular disadvantage in this regard.

What does it mean for a sociologist to control for a variable?

Control Variable: A variable that is held constant so that the effect of a third variable (which you are interested in) on the dependent variable can be observed more clearly. Generally, you control by selecting only individuals who share in common the variable you are controlling for (age, gender, etc.)