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Understanding Conceptualization and Measurement in Research Projects, Lecture notes of Literature

Birmingham City UniversityLiterature

A step-by-step guide for designing a research project, focusing on the importance of conceptualization and measurement. It explains how to define and measure concepts and variables, and provides examples of research questions and hypotheses.

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Designing a Research Project
•Topic (homework due)
•Conceptualization (in-class)
•Specify the concepts/variables to be studied
•Operationalization
•How exactly would you measure the variables?
•Research Question
•Literature Review
•Hypothesis & Research Method
•Quantitative or Qualitative, Type
•Population and Sampling
•Who?
•Measurement & Data Collection*
•How?
•Data Analysis*
•Type/Focus of analysis
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Designing a Research Project

  • Topic (homework due)
  • Conceptualization (in-class)
    • Specify the concepts/variables to be studied
  • Operationalization
    • How exactly would you measure the variables?
  • Research Question
  • Literature Review
  • Hypothesis & Research Method
    • Quantitative or Qualitative, Type
  • Population and Sampling
    • Who?
  • Measurement & Data Collection*
    • How?
  • Data Analysis*
    • Type/Focus of analysis

Concepts and Conceptions

Example: Acceptance

  • We have personal life experiences
    • Hear, see, learn, experiences
  • “Acceptance”: a term agreed on to describe a type of social phenomena - Word Acceptance may evoke a mental image of situation
  • Mental images about a phenomenon is our conception of that phenomenon - In social research, coming to an agreement about what terms mean is a Conceptualization  result is a Concept or Variable

Conceptualization

  • Conceptualization gives definite meaning to a concept by specifying one or more indicators of what that concept is - Indicator: a sign of the presence or absence of the concept - Indicator for controlling: gives orders to other team mates
  • Sometimes concepts can have different dimensions
    • Dimension: an aspect of a concept
    • Example: Motivated
      • Action dimension: gets to practice early, sets up equipment
      • Thought dimension: Believes winning is the most important part of playing a sport

Conceptualization

  • Conceptualizations produce a specific, agreed-on meaning for a concept for the purposes of research
  • Define exactly what we mean by the following concepts and variables
  • Ask:
    • What is _______?
    • How do we define ________?
    • What behaviors/events are part of the concept?
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Definitions

  • Nominal Definition : basic definition agreed upon by most people
  • Operational Definition: specifies exactly how the concept will be measured
  • Operationalization : the development of specific research procedures that will result in empirical observations representing those concepts in the real world - Need to construct precise definitions in empirical terms so concepts and variables can be measured

Operationalization

  • Need to construct precise definitions in empirical terms so concepts and variables can be measured
  • Ask: How do we measure each concept and variable?
    • What do we mean by _________?
    • How do we measure ____________?
    • What are the variables?
  • Topic:
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Research Questions

  • Topic: Drug abuse and Family member outcomes
    • What are the negative outcomes for family members of drug abusers?
  • Topic: Juvenile Delinquency and decision-making Are individuals with a history of delinquency less likely to graduate HS?
  • Topic: Police Presence and safety outcomes
    • Does police presence at a protest increase or decrease the number of violent offenses?
  • Topic: Racial Profiling and public perception of the issue
    • Does media shape an individuals perception of racial profiling?

Stating Your Hypothesis

  • Hypothesis : A reasoned statement about the relationship between two (or more) variables, stated in terms that can be empirically tested and forms the focus for research
  • 4* Characteristics
    1. Expressed as a statement (not a question)
    2. Addresses a single phenomenon or relationship
    3. Stated clearly and logically
    4. Is empirically testable (i.e. can be researched)
  • Quantitative research requires a hypothesis while qualitative research often does not - Qual research allows hypothesis to emerge while Quant research is looking for specific regularities and so must postulate the relationship at the beginning of the study