Question

you gather data using surveys / questionnaires with a large number of participants to create analytical data to support your research findings regarding patterns of human behavior. this is known as __________.

quantitative sociology

qualitative sociology

detail - oriented analysis

theoretically - driven sociology

Explanation:

Quantitative sociology uses large-scale surveys/questionnaires to collect numerical, analytical data to identify patterns in human behavior. Qualitative sociology focuses on non-numerical, in-depth data; detail-oriented analysis is not a specific sociological research category matching this description; theoretically-driven sociology prioritizes existing theories over empirical large-scale data collection.

Answer:

A. quantitative sociology