How do scientists draw conclusions about cultures and peoples

>>9015482
>(((scientists)))

Usually scientists use a system called the scientific method to come to the conclusion about something that may be apparent in a specific culture. As you said, for example X culture may like burgers and the way they go about determing this is by formulating a null hypothesis (an assumption). The null hypotheses may be structured as: culture X loves burgers because of a wide range of available fast food outlets. With that hypothesis scientists will conduct various observations, measurements and suveys etc. Based on the data the researchers collect, they will then accept or reject the null hypothesis and make their conclusion.

If they accept the null hypothesis, it would be concluded that culture X loves burgers because of a wide range of available fast food outlets.

Hope that helps.

>>9015482
They don't. Sociology and anthropology are a joke.

>>9015513
>implying sociologists use the scientific method
LMAO

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>>9015513
>the null hypothesis

>>9015518
this tbqh

>>9015482
There are no "facts" in those fields. Shit just gets spitballed, and a bunch of (((experts))) just agree on whatever they feels like based on whatever evidence they choose to believe.

Almost always this: >>9015482

However you can do some basic analysis to show that something occurs often. Much of anthropology is unfortunately a collection of anecdotes and the researcher's opinions of the data.

>>9015521
>lol I just think it's true haha right guys I dunno

>>9015513
>I misunderstood everything in my high school science class: the post