Modelling in Social Science

Flowchart nodes

• - Begin by asking what we want to know !​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​- develop a propper research question !

• - Try & understand the existing work in the field  - conduct a literature review about your topic 

• - Devise or adapt an explanation of that reality - develop a theory !

• - Deduce testable/ falsifiable relationships between concepts - develop hypotheses !

• - Operationalise your hypotheses into measurable variables (Operationalization)

• - Collect data for your variables !  - Data Collection 

• - Conduct analysis on your data - Data analysis