PSCI 2701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Predictive Validity, Operationalization, Dependent And Independent Variables
30 May 2017
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Research design basic elements: theory (research question, hypothesis, variables and indicators, data source, data technique. Theory law like generalizations about the social world . Relation between abstract concepts, in order to test any theory we must make it empirical. Hypothesis a statement of the relationship that we have to find when we make observations of reality . Hypothesis are deduced from theories and indirectly test the source theory. If we want to test an theory we must move it to hypothesis with variables. Theory or hypothesis: political culture has impact on democratizations in the developing countries. Theory: the higher the level of interpersonal trust the higher the level of political participation. Hypothesis: countries with pr electoral systems are more likely to have higher voter turnout than those with plurality electoral systems. Hypothesis: liberal economic system promotes the greatest social equality. Concept idea or term that represents phenomena in the real world.
