PSY1020 Chapter Notes -External Validity
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Quantitative statistical analysis of experiment//survey data to test the hypothesis. Qualitative in-depth analysis of an interview, observational or case study to provide a deep understanding of the research topic. Mixed-methods a combination of both quantitative and qualitative. Theory systematic way of organising and explaining observations (provide the framework for a hypothesis) Hypothesis proposed relations between variables & usually framed as a cause &effect relationship. Variables any phenomenon that can take on more than one value (free to vary along some dimensions) Continuous: varies continuously, the continuum of possible values & varies across this range. (eg. body weight, reaction time in secs ranging from . ) Population an entire group of people that a researcher is interested in (eg. all people who"ve been diagnosed with anorexia) Samples smaller subsets of the population and estimates of the population, then make inferences back to the entire population.
