Reviewing literature & planning a study - Designing a study
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What are the characteristics of qualitative research?
- Generally inductive
- Concepts are informed throughout
- Research procedure often specific
- Data: words/images from documents
- Focus on detailed understanding
- Replication difficult and rare
- Nonlinear process
What are the characteristics of a good hypothesis?
- Should test the question of real interest
- Testable prediction
- Falsifiable
- Formulated as a statement (not as a question)
- Clear and specific
What are the four types of variables?
- Independent variable (predictor)
- Dependent variable (outcome)
- Intervening variable (mediator)
- Interacting variable (moderator)
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What is spurious association?
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