FD SC 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Energy Economics, The Control Group, Dependent And Independent Variables
26 Jan 2017
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Research is constructing empirical inquiry to collect isolated facts about relationships between. January 17, 2017 variables as well as integrating the collective information to construct broader theories. *empirical inquiry conclusions based on direct observation and not on reasoning, speculation, traditional beliefs, or common sense. *variable - any measurable condition, event, characteristic that are controlled or observed in a study. *theory - a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations. Enhance curiosity (which is an attractive professional trait) Goals of scientific enterprise: measurement and description: To be able to develop methods of measurement that enable us to describe responses clearly and precisely: understanding and prediction: Being able to explain reasons for event occurrence and to evaluate why we make and test our predictions (aka hypotheses) *hypothesis - a tentative statement about the relationship between 2+ variables: application and control.
