theory, metatheory, methodology, and inquiry
type: Concept
narrower: variable analytic tradition

paradigms, traditions, and schools
type: Concept
narrower: variable analytic tradition

concepts
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member: variable analytic tradition

variable analytic tradition
type: Concept
definition: In the simplest sense, a variable analytic approach to research means that researchers build scientific explanations by considering the effects of a variable or set of variables on another variable or variables. One application of this approach is the simple scientific experiment in which the researcher manipulates one variable known as the independent variable to observe the effect on another variable called the dependent variable. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Variable Analytic Tradition]
broader: theory, metatheory, methodology, and inquiry
broader: paradigms, traditions, and schools