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?

Association between two variables appears causal but is explained by a third variable.

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