Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

STRATEGIES OF RESEARCH DESIGN

DOUBLE-BARRELED HYPOTHESIS: This can mean one of three things:

INTERACTION EFFECT: This means a combination of things:

HYPOTHESIS: Poverty and a high concentration of teenagers in an area cause property crime to increase.

OR

Poverty

OR

High
Concentration
of Teens

Poverty
and High
Concentration
of Teens

CRIME

CRIME

CRIME

Poverty
and High
Concentration
of Teens
Together
CRIME

FIGURE 4 Double-Barreled Hypothesis versus Interaction Effect