POL 2156 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tesla Model X, Causal Model, Hypothesis
6 Mar 2018
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Understanding how qualitative and quantitative search differ by each step in research. Research design provides the glue that holds the research project together. Steps in research design: identify the problem. [lit. review & causal model: hypothesize the cause of the problem. [h1 & h0: provide clear definitions of the concepts [variables], operationalize the concepts [indicators], gather empirical data, test the hypothesis or hypotheses, reflect back on theory, publicize the results, replicate the results. Exploratory research - what questions fall into this category of research. (qualitative) Descriptive research - who where when & how questions fall into this type of research category. (quantitative [survey] & qualitative [observation etc]) Explanatory research - why research questions. (questions about causality quantitative. To explain & predict - to describe & explain. To confirm & validate - to explore & interpret. To test theory - to build theory. Representative, large sample - informative, small sample.
