SWP 538 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Dependent And Independent Variables, Sare

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 538
• Professor: Purnima George

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Hypotheses= testable statements that predict a relationship between at least 2 variables. Driven by findings of other studies--- qualitative or quantitative. *don"t develop hypothesis statement based on guess or opinion but guided by what other researchers have found. Description is used in qualitative or inductive research to help reader understand lived experience of people experiencing the phenomenon: covey feelings of being there, understand experience from person"s own perspective. Nonstandardized methods= informal methods of collecting data (eg: broad & open-ended questions, journal, or field notes) Descriptive research is used to obtain info concerning current status of phenomenon to describe variables or conditions in situation. Handle descriptive data by systematically recoding info that describes characteristics about population or phenomenon being studied. May involve standardized methods of data collection or collected from case notes. Use for correlational studies that describe relationship between variables & surveys. And evaluative studies which evaluate specific characteristics of program within agency.