Dr. Mislan visited class again on Mar. 6 to discuss case study methodology. This time we focused on our hypotheses, and how our independent, dependent, and intervening variables interact with each other. We drew little boxes and arrows to set up these relationships- for mine, as my IV of women’s inclusion rises, I expect my DV of durability to also rise. Therefore they have a positive relationship. This was an extremely helpful exercise because I was really struggling in writing my methodology section with how to explain the relationships between my variables. Although I have already turned in my methodology section, I intend to go back and revise it pretty soon because Dr. Mislan’s visit helped me clarify my understanding of what I will actually be testing.
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