Week 2 Quantitative research
1. Why do we care about learning about research methods (3): · A good re- search design produces good
evidence
· By relying on good reliable evidence we are able to better solve world problems with confidence
· In quantitative research we care about generalizability
o Being able to apply your research to a broader population - this is important because when we are trying to implement
interventions/policies we can generalize it to a bigger population
2. Knowing How To Interpret this chart is a good starting point: · increase until 2019, then
decline - this is a DESCRIPTION NOT con
· Description/Descriptive - patturns seen in data Shark
· Inferential - INFERING conclusions to a broader population attacks
clusion
3. · Shark attacks increase until 2019, then decline - this is a
NOT conclusion: DESCRIPTION
4. · Description/Descriptive:: decribes patturns seen in data·
5. Inferential:: INFERING conclusions to a broader population
6. Generating Topics: · Research Question>>Literature Search>>R sign esearch
De-
7. Parameters of Research Questions: Freedom versus Constraint
Think of research questions like a playground where you have the freedom to explore different areas, but you also have
boundaries that guide your play, such as who, what, when, where, why, how, and which questions to consider.
· Things to consider:
o population?
o The nature of your question, who, what, when, where, why, how, which?
8. · Sources of a research question (5): o Things you read in books or the media
o Things you have learned about in other classes
o Trendy topics
o Conversations with other people
o Personal experience
9. A Good Research Question is (MEMORIZE): - Feasible
- Anwserable
- Relevant
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, Week 2 Quantitative research
Concise
Interesting
Ethical
10. Theoretical Frameworks:
11.Positivism: · Aka Social scientific naturalism, objectivism (more quantitative)
- there is something objective you can measure
12.Constructionism: - · Aka social constructionism, symbolic interactionism, phe- nomenology
based on you experiences and perceptions
13.Epistemology: study of knowledge - what is knowledge and how do we acquire it
14.Positivism
· is Common among
· Objective reality is : - physical/natural scientists
- discovered
15.Positivism (3 components): o Observable: facts or universal laws
o Empirically tested: collect data and through repeated observations
o Evidence-based, value-free conclusions
16.Positivism: : is , Driven Research: - Deduc- tive
- Theory
17.Positivism: : Deductive, Theory Driven Research (6): · Theory: test hypothe- ses with data
· Explains a wide range of phenomena
· Makes accurate predictions
· Resourceful
· Falsifiable:
Hypothesis
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1. Why do we care about learning about research methods (3): · A good re- search design produces good
evidence
· By relying on good reliable evidence we are able to better solve world problems with confidence
· In quantitative research we care about generalizability
o Being able to apply your research to a broader population - this is important because when we are trying to implement
interventions/policies we can generalize it to a bigger population
2. Knowing How To Interpret this chart is a good starting point: · increase until 2019, then
decline - this is a DESCRIPTION NOT con
· Description/Descriptive - patturns seen in data Shark
· Inferential - INFERING conclusions to a broader population attacks
clusion
3. · Shark attacks increase until 2019, then decline - this is a
NOT conclusion: DESCRIPTION
4. · Description/Descriptive:: decribes patturns seen in data·
5. Inferential:: INFERING conclusions to a broader population
6. Generating Topics: · Research Question>>Literature Search>>R sign esearch
De-
7. Parameters of Research Questions: Freedom versus Constraint
Think of research questions like a playground where you have the freedom to explore different areas, but you also have
boundaries that guide your play, such as who, what, when, where, why, how, and which questions to consider.
· Things to consider:
o population?
o The nature of your question, who, what, when, where, why, how, which?
8. · Sources of a research question (5): o Things you read in books or the media
o Things you have learned about in other classes
o Trendy topics
o Conversations with other people
o Personal experience
9. A Good Research Question is (MEMORIZE): - Feasible
- Anwserable
- Relevant
1/
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, Week 2 Quantitative research
Concise
Interesting
Ethical
10. Theoretical Frameworks:
11.Positivism: · Aka Social scientific naturalism, objectivism (more quantitative)
- there is something objective you can measure
12.Constructionism: - · Aka social constructionism, symbolic interactionism, phe- nomenology
based on you experiences and perceptions
13.Epistemology: study of knowledge - what is knowledge and how do we acquire it
14.Positivism
· is Common among
· Objective reality is : - physical/natural scientists
- discovered
15.Positivism (3 components): o Observable: facts or universal laws
o Empirically tested: collect data and through repeated observations
o Evidence-based, value-free conclusions
16.Positivism: : is , Driven Research: - Deduc- tive
- Theory
17.Positivism: : Deductive, Theory Driven Research (6): · Theory: test hypothe- ses with data
· Explains a wide range of phenomena
· Makes accurate predictions
· Resourceful
· Falsifiable:
Hypothesis
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