CCT208H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Grounded Theory, Reductionism, Fallacy
30 Jan 2016
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Basics of social research chapter 5 designing a study. Variable: concept that can take on multiple values. Independent: 1st, causes or produces effect in causal explanation. 1: dependent: last, results from causal variable. Aspects of explanation: hypothesis: proposition w 1 dependent & 1 independent, testing & refining, null: no relation bw variables, alternative: paired w null, independent variable effects dependent. Level of analysis: way to talk about scope of social theory. Unit of analysis: unit a researcher uses in study. 1: conditional (c): change in relation bw x & y, confounding (s/s): relationship bw x & y. Ecological fallacy: not causal explanation, confusion about small-scale units. Simpson"s paradox: difference bw 2 groups reverse or disappear. Tautology: error in explanation or circular reasoning.
