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Research Methods for the Social Sciences: An Introductory Course

Research Methods for the Social Sciences: An Introductory Course. March 16 th , 2010 – Course Conclusion Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance Harvard Medical School. Experiments. Everything Else. Correlation. Naturalistic Observation. Survey. Case Study.

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Research Methods for the Social Sciences: An Introductory Course

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  1. Research Methods for the Social Sciences:An Introductory Course March 16th, 2010 – Course Conclusion Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance Harvard Medical School

  2. Experiments Everything Else Correlation Naturalistic Observation Survey Case Study Confounds Data Collection w/ Design

  3. Confounds Data Collection w/ Design Qualitative Quantitative Case Study Interactive Interview Experimental Naturalistic Observation Correlation Survey Written Description

  4. Design • Experimental • Longitudinal or cross-sectional • Quasi-Experimental • Longitudinal or cross-sectional • Field Study • Longitudinal or cross-sectional

  5. Type of Data • Quantitative • Continuous, scale, rank, or categorical • Categorical can be dichotomous or not • Can be behavioral, survey, or physiological • Survey can be self-report or not • Qualitative • Case Study • Written Description • Interactive Interview • Naturalistic Observation • Open-ended Survey Questions • Can be behavioral or survey • Survey can be self-report or not • Coded (Making qualitative quantitative) [consider lumping under quantitative] • Observation • Transcription • Open-ended survey questions • Can be behavioral or survey • Survey can be self-report or not

  6. snelson@hms.harvard.edu www.divisiononaddictions.org A copy of all presentations are available online (through the “Education” link) www.basisonline.org Online review of current research in addictions (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, gambling, and humanities) Addiction resources For further information:

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