Methodology Exam 1

  1. What are the four elements of causation?
    Covariation, Cause precedes effect, Logically linked relationship, and not spurious
  2. What are the four kinds of data?
    Qualitative, Quantitative, Normative, and Empirical
  3. What are the seven elements of research design?
    Introduce research question, Literature review, State hypothesis, Specify variables, Operationalization of variables, how observations are organized, how data is analyzed
  4. What are the two types of propositions?
    Covariation and Causation
  5. What are the levels of measurement and what do they mean?
    • Nominal: Mutually exclusive
    • Ordinal: Mutually exclusive, in rank order
    • Interval: Mutually exclusive, in rank order, equal intervals
    • Ratio: Mutually exclusive, in rank order, equal intervals, true zero
  6. What are the qualities of a theory?
    Testable, logically sound, communicable, general, and parsimonious
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Methodology Exam 1
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