Sociology 2206A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Dependent And Independent Variables, Chi-Squared Distribution, Contingency Table
22 Dec 2020
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How 2 variables are related to one another. Will briefly discuss multivariate analysis in a few places. 3 fundamental conditions: temporal order, association, eliminating alternatives (spuriousness) The cause of an event must occur before the event being explained. Theory is relevant to establishing time order: we need a why. Poverty creates money stresses, lower quality of life, issues of self-image, etc. Mental health problems decrease ability to work, manage everyday life, etc. Difficult to succeed financially if can"t hold a job, care for self effectively. Time dimension of the research instrument clearly important also. Longitudinal research suggests that mostly, the temporal order is: poverty mental health problems. One variable (x) changes in conjunction with another (y) Establishing these associations will be how we infer causality. As x increases, y decreases (they move together) Appears to be an association between these 2 variables. One variable (y) changes in conjunction with another (x)
