HSBH1007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Randomized Controlled Trial, Antipositivism, Cohort Study
4 Sep 2018
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Provides framework for collection and analysis of data. Choice of design depends on aim of research. Relationship between the research and what they want to understand. Relates to research question, choice of method, features of research design (eg. open ended questions), and analysis. Positivism: theory where laws are derived logically from existing decisions (scientific) - produces facts. Interpretivism: form of qualitative data which relies upon researcher and subjects as instruments to measure phenomena - is interpretation. Understands lived experiences rather than predicting behaviours. Detailed, rich and contextualized data (descriptions and interpretation) Thick description: explains not only behaviour but its context and understanding (beyond surface) Experimental study, cross sectional study, cohort study, case control study, case study. Experimental study designs: test a hypothesis, seek to identify the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable while controlling other variables. Cross sectional and observational studies: can be descriptive or analytical. Different sources over a specified time from a large sample.
