01:920:311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ecological Fallacy, Infant Mortality, Birth Weight
18 Mar 2016
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Midterm short answer, questions we"ve done in class, essay. Extended example on pregnancy outcomes early labored is related to low birth weight and increased risk of infant mortality: women in difficult circumstances often go into early labor. Yes answerable questions with plenty of subjects you can compare (mothers early/normal birth) Yes knowing the reason for preemies can save lives/prevent issues. Yes can settle a debate on the reasons for non-optimal pregnancies. Contrasts pregnant women: iv stress level (comes first, dv risk of early labor (comes after the stress) Ex. cannot compare to countries with loss stress error in reasoning (individual level aren"t necessarily true on bigger analysis) ecological fallacy / reductionists (study fallacies) Yes it"s saying stress causes more risk of early labor. What control variables might be important: mother"s age, health overall, to test claim that high stress causes early labor deiced how to conceptualize/operationalize the main variables: Define early labor: 3 weeks before due date.
