PO217 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Theory and Causality Chapter 3, 4, 5
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Random in-class answer #1: applied research aims to find specific answers. A theory consist of a set of propositions (statements about how these concepts are related) (or also called empirical generalizations) that are logically related to one another. A statement of how you assume the world related to one another. A theory tie concepts together by stating relations between them. Inductive model of theory building: the information is already in. You have made the observation and take place and then after watching it, you then theorize as to why it happened. Deductive model of theory building: theorize in advance to make new. Deductive model of theory building: theorize in advance to make new predictions, expectations. Go into the world to find new data to find support for your theory. After you watched something happen, you theorize as to why it happened. You walk into the dawb, push the button to the elevator and the door is open.
