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# Module 2

Research Design

Learning Objectives: the meaning of observations, unit of analysis, variables (independent and dependent variables)

Before the Class
  • Remler & Van Ryzin. Chapter 1. Research in the Real World.
  • Remler & Van Ryzin. Chapter 2. Theory, Models, and Research Questions: No need to read "Logic Models: Mechanisms of Programs" and "Alternative Perspectives on Theory in Social Research".
In the Class