HLTHAGE 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Reductionism
9 Dec 2016
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Think about what the theories have to say because this may identify the outcome. Consider what is being implied by the research question. What does logic have to say - what might be likely in the situation. Pay attention to the language being used - you can identify directional language in the wording of the scenario. Some event must happen before the outcome or effect. Time order - example 1 - dv is grief. Example 2 - iv education and dv earning. Example 3 - this statement shows more of an association than actual causality. It could appear that the cause comes after effect but this isn"t always so. Longitudinal research measures particular things over time and so particular outcomes can be measured reducing the effects of temporal order. Ensure the language of correlation and association is not confused. When talking about relationship between things, don"t use the language of correlation (keep it for talking about data)
