Aims and selection strategies

Question 1

Deviant

Answer 1

Deviant case: a case that does not fit a theory

Aim= explain the case and identify a hypothesis that can be applied to other cases later.

Question 2

Most similar systems designs

Answer 2

• Comparing 2+ cases that are similar in characteristics that can influence Y but are different in outcomes.

Question 3

Most different systems designs

Answer 3

• Comparing 2+ cases that have the same amount of interest (effect) but are different in the factors (cause?).

Aim = generate a hypothesis on the cause of Y (outcome)

Question 4

Most likely

Answer 4

assess a hypothesis, what’s the “most likely outcome”

Question 5

Aims

Answer 5

1. Diagnostic: confirm or not a hypothesis
2. Descriptive: describe what’s happening
3. Explain: identify a hypothesis
4. Estimate: test a hypothesis

Question 6

X, Y, Z

Answer 6

X= cause (independent variable)
Y= outcome, effect
Z= cofounding principle that relates the cause and the outcome, other factors that you did not consider but that relate X to Y.