The best puzzles and questions concern variation in outcomes why did peace hold in Mozambique but not in Angola?

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Starting Research

Research projects start with a puzzle or question.

DO NOT : (e.g. “US policy in case X was wrong” or “are norms important?”)

The best puzzles and questions concern variation in outcomes (e.g. “why did peace hold in Mozambique but not in Angola?”)

Explanation/Argument

Once a research project is selected, it’s time to think about an explanation/argument.

Hypothesis is an answer to your question that might or might not be right.

Example: I hypothesize that African American respondents will be less supportive of same-sex marriage than white respondents.

Your research is to test these hypotheses (figure out if they are right or wrong).

Explanation/Argument

In the explanation/hypothesis there will be variables.

What is variable

Variables

Examples of variables:

Age, gender, income

Vote choice, campaign participation

Abortion attitudes

Variables are empirical (observed) measurements of characteristics, behavior, opinions, etc.

Variable comes from your Concept, which determines measurement of your variable

Remember when making concepts into variables, try to make them

Clear

Accurate

Precise

Informative

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