PS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dependent And Independent Variables
18 Dec 2017
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Applying or extending an existing theory to a new context, or testing with a new method. Typical organization methods within a theory / literature review: By theory (theory 1 says this, and here is the evidence supporting/challenging theory 1; theory. By variable (here"s what we know about the independent variable; here"s what we know about the dependent variable) Chronologically (initial studies on this topic looked it like this; later studies like this; the most recent studies like this) By level/geography of observations (studies of individuals found this; studies at the state/country-level found this; studies in the u. s. found this; studies in france found this)
