Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Inductive and deductive approaches to the scientific method are continuous and interrelated.
2. The deductive approach to science moves from the general (e.g. abstract ideas expressed as a theory) to the specific (e.g., observations recorded as data).
3. The inductive approach to science moves from the general (e.g. abstract ideas expressed as a theory) to the specific (e.g., observations recorded as data).
4. Sociologists always approach scientific reasoning inductively.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False

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