CRIM 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Statistical Conclusion Validity, Nonviolent Video Game, Causal Inference
25 Jan 2017
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Crim 220 - lecture 3 - general issues in research design. Recognize how explanatory scientific research centers on notion of cause & effect & why this is probabilistic model of causation. Describe 3 basic requirements for establishing causal r/s in science together with w/ what is necessary cause * sufficient cause. Understand role of validity & threats to validity of causal inference. Summarize 4 classes of validity threats & how they correspond to questions about cause. Discuss how scientific realist approach bridges idiographic & nomothetic approaches to causation. Describe diff units of analysis in criminal justice research. Explain how ecological fallacy related to units of analysis. Understand time dimension, together w/ differences b/w cross-sectional & longitudinal research. Describe how retrospective studies may approximate longitudinal studies. What is the recidivism rate for juveniles released from custody. How you state the problem frames the outcome. Asking how change in one variable has impact on another variable.
