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Research Design. RCPT 436 Research & Technology Applications. Units of Analysis. Individuals: students, participants, patients Groups: classes, families, gangs Organizations: universities, churches, recreation departments Social Artifacts: books, paintings, songs, editorials, buildings. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Research Design
RCPT 436 Research & RCPT 436 Research & Technology Technology ApplicationsApplications
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Units of Analysis
Individuals: students, participants, patients
Groups: classes, families, gangs Organizations: universities,
churches, recreation departments Social Artifacts: books, paintings,
songs, editorials, buildings
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A word of warning…
On average, students from Springfield score higher on the SATs then students from Shelbyville. What can we conclude about Lisa Simpson?
NOTHING! An Ecological Fallacy results when you make conclusions about individuals based upon aggregate data.
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Variables
Definition: discrete phenomenon that can be observed in at least two mutually-exclusive categories– Dependent variable– Independent variables– Intervening variables
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Watching a Snickers Commercial
Buying a Snickers from Vending Machine
Hunger
Dependent Variable
Intervening Variable
Independent Variable
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What other (independent) variables could explain our purchase of a Snickers?
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Defining the scope
Purpose statement Significance statement Theory or conceptual roadmap
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Which Hypothesis is Which?
Hypothesis– Null hypothesis– Non-directional hypothesis– Alternative hypothesis
Men will perform better than women on standardized tests.
The average scores for men and women will be different.
There will be no statistical difference between test scores
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Internal Validity
Determine whether a given program is working, if it meets standards, or how it compares to other programs
Properly demonstrates a causal relationship between two variables
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External Validity
Ability to generalize findings to the “real world” or beyond the sample
Results should be reproducible across different experimental settings
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Threats to External Validity
1. Selection bias2. Experimental settings3. Testing4. Multiple treatment interference5. Inadequate operational definition6. Hawthorne effect7. Selection interacting with any
extraneous variables
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Experimental Design
1. Random selection of sample2. Pretest3. Random assignment to
experimental and control groups4. Post-test
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Variations
Quasi-experimental design – study participants not randomly assigned to control or experimental group
Pre-experimental – no control group
Non-experimental – individuals are observed or surveyed
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Qualitative Designs Ethnography: holistic understanding
(participant observation) Case study: in depth study of a single
phenomenon (visionary) Content analysis: written, visual, or
recorded documents (profanity on TV) Historical study: studying the past
(primary or secondary data; be skeptical)
Rigor determined by truthfulness, applicability, and consistency