POL SCI 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Operational Definition, Mercury-In-Glass Thermometer
20 Oct 2016
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Domain: set of properties for a concept to fall into a category own terms (comparison purpose) O stage: laying out concrete steps and taking them. When in c stage: talking about others" definition when explaining concept in your (2) data you"re using (3) coding procedure (1) name variables: steps to code cases (put into categories, steps to score cases (numerical codes) Process not very accurate in this instance, but demonstrates use of public. If yes death record for spouse widowed. If no find person living at same address liv with part. If yes spouse at different address sep records. C: concept is spr, d list of properties to fall into categories 1,2,3. O: list steps taken (data sources, powers of presidents etc. ) *** many issues in pd is about definitions (cid:523)(cid:498)achievement(cid:499) (cid:498)intelligence(cid:499) Properties of widowed (1) married (2) spouse died. Typology: method to specify domain of the concept and illustrate categories in question (simplifying technique)
