SOCL 2211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dependent And Independent Variables, Reductionism, Unix System Iii
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3 key elements of the research design: what is the unit of analysis? b. c. These are important because: affect our sampling strategy, particular method choices, and causal conclusions. Units of analysis: the unit you are interested in. is it: 2. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. i. ii. i. i: unit analysis can be the same or differ from your unit of observation. E. g. comparing schools test scores a. i. compare the average scores. Uses individuals students tests together to ii. iii. Both due to mismatch of unit of analysis between the data a. Data collected at only 1 point in time: longitudal i. analysis, environmental justice example. Data collected at 2 or more points in time on the same unit of. 1. minority collected in 2010, find that communities with higher minority populations have more pollution. In other words, the independent variable causes he.
