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Quick questions on The role of values in social inquiry explained: H2 Knowledge and Inquiry
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What is managing value influence?Show answer
Granting all this, value influence need not undermine knowledge, provided it is managed. Three safeguards do the work. Transparency: researchers declare their value commitments so others can assess possible bias. Methodological safeguards: blinding, controls, random sampling and pre-registration of hypotheses limit the play of preference.
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List four stages at which values enter social inquiry. [6 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the argument from inductive risk and what it shows about values in inquiry. [8 marks]
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State two safeguards that help prevent values from biasing social-scientific conclusions. [6 marks]
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