CCT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Longitudinal Study, Cohort Study, Quasi
3 Feb 2018
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Why design matters: 3 main types of design that each have advantages and disadvantages, understanding design type allows you to ask: Same as a regular experiment, but happens in a more natural setting: natural experiment. Groups are not selected by a researcher (no intervention) Being drafted for war, mothers of male vs female children: quasi-experimental design (cid:862)quasi-e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal(cid:863) cross ectio(cid:374)al desig(cid:374) Divide them into groups based on something that interests you. See if those groups are different from each other: (cid:862)quasi-experimental" longitudinal design, trend study- asking a group of people questions. Asking different people, but the same questions years later. Not increasing the age over time, just same type of people: cohort study- study people who are the same age over time. Not the same people, same type of people: panel study- same people studied over time, do videos, interviews over time. Case study: pros: quick, simple, cost effective, provides insight, con: difficult to generate, ex.
