PO217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Operationalization, Operational Definition, Socioeconomic Status
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We can never be certain that one variable causes" another but we can increase confidence in our causal inferences if we are able to: This is what causes a & b to change. When we assume that different factors are related; these variables both experience change. Concept: a word or symbol the represent some idea (manheim et al. A concept is a universal descriptive word that refers directly or indirectly to something that is observable. Every concept must be given both a: Operationalization is the process of selecting observable phenomena to represent abstract concepts. The end product of this process is the specification of a sent indicators. Operational definition : specifies the indicators by setting out the procedures that. A properly framed operational definition: have to be followed in order to represent the concept empirically. This ensures that our knowledge claims are transmissible and makes replication possible (intersubjectivity)
