CCT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Treatment And Control Groups, Sample Size Determination, Longitudinal Study

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT208H5
• Professor: Jeffrey Boase

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Cct208 lecture 8 why research design matters. Why does research design matter: sampling. Chapter 3 covers a lot of ground. This lecture: focuses on types of design, show some implications of design type. Understanding design type allows you to ask: why did they choose this type of this, what conclusion can you draw. Focus on a particular event, situation, or person. Groups are not selected by a researcher: no intervention. Examples: drafted for war, mother of male children versus female children. Observe how those groups are different from each other. Example: kei-tying teens: using movile phone email to bond, bridge, and break with social ties- a study of. Longitudinal occur over a long period of time: trend study. Look at one set of people at one time and another set in the future. Social isolation in america: changes in core discussion.