Discussion: griculture, Criminology, Economics, Education, Environment, Health & Education, History, Law, Literature, Politics, Psychology, Public Health, Social Science, Sociology, or The Stock Market

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Think about your degree major and your areas of interests, and then concentrate on two of the following “Focus on” disciplines: Agriculture, Criminology, Economics, Education, Environment, Health & Education, History, Law, Literature, Politics, Psychology, Public Health, Social Science, Sociology, or The Stock Market
• Review the readings from this week’s Learning Resources, as well as the complete list of the “Focus on” topics to choose from
• Choose two of the studies to compare for this Discussion
• For each study, consider the sample population used, errors that could occur in the research process, and how meaningful and important the results of the study are

Post a 2- to 3-paragraph response that includes the following information:

• Identify two “Focus on…” sections you have chosen to review and provide a brief summary of the content.
• For each topic, discuss whether you think the sample is representative of the population being studied. What criteria did you use to decide this?
• Was the sample chosen in a way that is likely to introduce bias? What kinds of errors are likely to be associated with each study? Explain.
• Based on what you read, do you believe that the results of each study are meaningful and important? Explain.
• Based on the responses above, which do you think is the stronger study? Why?