This podcast covers all relevant aspects around research methods in social science. After a short introduction all steps will be considered from defining the hy...
Writing a thesis is often a challenging and complex enterprise. This episode helps you to understand what will go on inside you and between you and your supervisor.
All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
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#23 Academic Writing
Writing an academic report or article mainly follows a specific structure, format and style since academic papers differ from all other media most people are familiar with (e.g. news-paper article).
All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
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#22 Multidimensional Scaling
Multidimensional scaling is a statistical procedure to translate distances and dissimilarities into a visual representation. In social science it is used to visualize social relations among people and groups.
All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
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#21 Multiple Regression Analysis
We use multiple regression analysis to determine the relation between many (multiple) independent variables and one single dependent variable.
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#20 Factor Analysis
Factor analysis reduces complexity of data by extracting a few factors. It delivers underlying coordinates in an otherwise complicated set of variables. We use factor analysis for instance to understand the basic independent dimensions of personality.
All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
This podcast covers all relevant aspects around research methods in social science. After a short introduction all steps will be considered from defining the hypothesis and research question to academic writing.
All slides of the entire series can be downloaded here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
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