Write in brief the meaning of the followings :
(i) Participant Observation
(ii) Open-ended Questions
(iii) Corporative Analysis
(iv) Dependent Variable
(v) Observation
(vi) Documents
(vii) Experimental Group
method of observation in which an investigation participates as a member of the group he is studying.
(ii) Open-ended Questions : Questions that a respondent is able to answer in his or her own words.
(iii) Corporative Analysis : Research involving observation in more than one social system, or in the same social system at more than one point in time.
(iv) Dependent Variable : A variable whose occurrence or change is believed to be affected by one or more independent variables.
(v) Observation : It is the examination of behavior directly by an investigator or by persons who serve as observes.
(vi) Documents : Written sources such as official and other useful records.
(vii) Experimental Group : In an experiment, the group into which the independent variable is introduced.