Lesson 2 Flashcards
It illustrates the expected relationship between your variables. It defines the relevant objective for your research process and maps out how they come together to draw coherent conclusions.
Conceptual Framework
The Steps in Developing a Conceptual Framework are:
- Identify a research question
- Choose independent and dependent variables
- Consider cause-and-effect relationships
- Identify other influencing variables
It is the main outcome you want to measure, explain, or predict in your study.
Dependent Variable
They are the factors or variables that may influence, explain, or predict changes in the dependent variable.
Independent Variables
This can be done by using path diagrams, cause-and-effect
matrices, time series plots, scatter plots, bar charts, or heat maps.
Consider cause-and-ef ect relationships
The Types of Variables are:
Moderating Variable
Control Variable
Mediating Variable
Confounding Variable
It affects the strength and direction of the relationship of the variables.
Moderating Variable
It is anything that is held constant or limited in a research study. It’s a variable that is not of interest to the study’s objectives but is controlled because it could influence the outcomes.
Control Variable
It explains the process through which two variables are related.
Mediating Variable
It is an unmeasured third variable that influences both the supposed cause and the supposed effect.
Confounding Variable
It takes the form of clear and specific predictions about the expected outcome of an experiment or study. It serves as a starting point for investigation.
Hypothesis
The Types of Hypothesis are:
Descriptive Hypothesis
Comparative Hypothesis
Associative Hypothesis
How to Formulate a Research Hypothesis?
- State the problem that you are trying to solve.
- Try to write the hypothesis as an if-then statement.
- Define the variables
- Scrutinize the hypothesis
