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Methodology of Social Research Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University

notes Unit-26: Methods: Meaning and Characteristics of
Statistical Method

CoNteNts
objectives
introduction
26.1 subject-Matter: Meaning and Characteristics of statistical Method.

26.2 summary
26.3 Keywords
26.4 review Questions
26.5 further readings

objectives

After studying this unit students will be able to:
y the use of statistical method in sociology
y the meaning and characteristics of statistical method.

introduction

Methodology means a system that a scientist uses for his study to derive factual results. there is no
short-cut to derive factual result. For this one has to adopt the difficult task of inspection, classification,
experiment, comparison and findings. The study system comprising of all these is termed as scientific
methods. this system and methods is same in all sciences because the basic function of all sciences is
to derive factual results and to formulate principal based on them and for doing so it needs to follow
the difficult path of inspection, classification, experiment and comparison. According to Wolfe, “Any
research system through which a science has originated and developed is fit to be called scientific
methodology.”

26.1 Subject-Matter: Meaning and Characteristics of Statistical Method

in the present time statistical method is used quite often in sociology. in sociology this technique is
used to present social facts in resultant or numerical form. Due to the use of this technique many
people now consider sociology as a practical science. it is a mathematical form to present social
incidents and facts.

Did You Know? firstly Gidinks used this method to study the problems associated with
numerical aspects in society.

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