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Academic Skills; LecturesKarl Popper
Induction vs Deduction
Black Swan Theory —> Induction
Water Plant Theory —> Deduction
Induction (Qualitative):
When there are no theories or research papers.
Create a new theory
Deduction (Quantative):
When there are theories and research papers.
Test theories and review/refine
Inductive Deductive
Observations Predictions
Interview Observe
Generalize Conclude
Conclude Check with academics
Test & Review Review
*You will always keep on checking and testing theories because environments change.
*Induction and Deduction collaborate closely.
Realism
Objective measures and facts
Reality is independent of our perception
”The ball is blue”
“I am 21 years old”
Interpretivism
Subjective measures and experiences
Reality is depended and shaped by those that experience it
”The ball looks green to me”
“I am 21 years old, but feel like a 13 year old”
Ontology: Individuals believes about the nature of reality
“A set of believes about what the world we are studying actually is”
Realism: Objective measures
Interpretivism: Subjective measures
Epistemology: Relation and approach between researcher and study/research
Realism: Outside look
- Knowledge is objective
- Surveys not personal
- Numerical data
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