Social Research Methods
Armin TrostThis 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: armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 24 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Coping with the challenge
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.
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Reporting your study
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).
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Turning distances into a map
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.
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Many independent and one dependent variable
We use multiple regression analysis to determine the relation between many (multiple) independent variables and one single dependent variable.
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Reducing complexity
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 dimen... more
Comparing variance within and between groups
We use variance analysis (ANOVA) to compare variance within and between groups. It is a method to test hypothesis that is in particular suitable for experimental designs. Once there are more than one indep... more
Rejecting Null Hypothesis or not
In social science we estimate the probability of the null hypothesis being wrong even though it might be true. Should we reject or accept the null hypothesis over the alternative hypothesis? This is an essential idea ... more
Statistics is about estimation
While we know the mean and standard deviation of our sample we don’t know the real ones. That’s why we estimate. There is a reason, why using n-1 instead of N when estimating standard deviation of the population based o... more
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- Using as a course supplement
I’m taking an online research methods class, and she doesn’t actually teach, she just assigns textbook chapters to read, but I need a little more help and explanation. This podcast was exactly what I needed. Plus the production value is good, there’s no background noise or fluctuations in volume. Nicely done.
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United States3 years ago This covers all the terminology and definitions of what social research methods comprise. I recommend it to anyone as an introduction or refresher. As a former CEO and Professor of Practice who just started my PhD, this was a great high-level overview of terms, methods, and structure. An excellent primer. In a world where dubious studies are regularly referenced in the media, this gives you a better understanding of how research is done, how conclusions are reached, and the degree to which the... more
Audible5Wade T. BrooksUnited States3 years ago- Excellent overview of Social Research for anyone.
This covers all the terminology and definitions of what social research methods comprise. I recommend it to anyone as an introduction or refresher. As a former CEO and Professor of Practice who just started my PhD, this was a great high-level overview of terms, methods, and structure. An excellent primer. In a world where dubious studies are regularly referenced in the media, this gives you a better understanding of how research is done, how conclusions are reached, and the degree to which the... more
Audible5Wade T. BrooksUnited States3 years ago - Brilliant for clarifying readings
I’m studying a distance learning course with a module in Social Learning methods. These podcasts have really helped contextualise some otherwise dry concepts from my textbooks, often in quite a funny way. So useful! Thanks.
Apple Podcasts5GingerKnitterLibrarian
United Kingdom5 years ago
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