Theory Part 1

Question 1

Waltz 1979

Answer 1

Statistics are useful but do not show how things work together. We need theory to explain laws. Models picture reality by simplifying it. Models are similar to how a model airplane works and kantian philosophy

Question 2

Hoover 2011

Answer 2

Theory aims to give meaning and motivation to the scientific method by defining concepts (reality testing) and studying variables (quantification)

Question 3

Lecture

Answer 3

Theory suggests why things occur the way they do. It explains and simplifies. Flash of insight, must be explanatory and falsifiable