CYC 601 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Symbolic Interactionism, Convergent Validity, Operational Definition
1 Dec 2016
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Chapter 3 - the nature of quantitative research. Quantitative research entails the collection of numerical data, a deductive relationship between theory and research, a preference for the natural science approach (positivism), and an objectivist conception of social reality. Theory -> hypothesis -> research design -> devise measures of concepts -> select research site(s) -> select research subjects/respondents -> administer research instruments/collect data. Step 3 research design: choice has implications for thee external validity of the findings and the ability to impute causality. Step 4 devise measures of concepts: a process often referred to as operationalization. A term derived from physics to refer to the operations performed to. Step 7 administration of the research instruments measure a concept such as temp or velocity. In experimental research, this usually means pre-testing subjects, manipulating the independent variable for the experimental group only, and post testing.
