Here are some examples of real research topics.For each one, can you name the unit of analysis?(The answers are at the end of this chapter.)a. Women watch TV more than men becausethey are likely to work fewer hours outsidethe home than men. . . . Black people watchan average of approximately three-quartersof an hour more television per day thanwhite people. (Hughes 1980: 290)

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