POL 3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Audit Trail, Risk Assessment, Participant Observation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 3370
• Professor: Miriam Levitt

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13) pol 3370 a - qualitative analysis in ps - miriam levitt - 13 nov. 04 (deal with general, Whether what is found in a research sample can be generalised to, or held to be equally true of, the parent population from which the sample is drawn: inferential generalisation. Whether the findings from a particular study can be generalised, or inferred, to other settings or contexts beyond the sampled 1: theoretical generalisation study for more general application. Which draws theoretical propositions, principles or statements from the findings of a. Validity & reliability: validity & reliability are central concepts in the discussion concerning generalisation. Ensuring validity & reliability in ql research involves conducting the investigation or. The applied nature of most social science inquiry makes it important that researchers & others have confidence in the approach taken during the investigation & in the results of the study.