PSCI 2701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Testability, Null Hypothesis, Research Question
30 May 2017
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Psci 2701a introduction to research methods in political science. Is needed to ensure we stay on track in what it is that we are searching for. It also aids you in the preparation process to create an adequate plan of action. Is the scheme that guides the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. It is logical model of proof that allows the making of valid causal inferences. Your hypothesis should never come before your research design. Research design basic elements: theory (research question, hypothesis, variables and indicators, data source, data technique. Experimental when you control what is happening by building an experiment yourself. Quasi-experimental using other data that has already been collected (basically when the research is not involved) Experiment a research design in which the researcher both controls and randomly assign values of the independent variables. Experimental - lab research, field research and natural experiments.
