Variable Relationships

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Variable Relationships

This week we enter the world of relationships between variables. It is a common mistake to assume causation when a correlation is present. As an applied doctoral student, it is important that you understand the role of relationships between variables. So, to facilitate that understanding, in this discussion, please post a 2-3 paragraph statement that illuminates correlation in your currently conceived DBA doctoral study topic (which may or may not be appropriate for correlational methods, but for the purpose of this discussion, pretend it is). To do this present the following:

1. State your proposed research questions and hypotheses for your DBA doctoral study research.

2. Present how your study constructs are relational, and not causal (unless you have a true experimental condition. If you have a true experimental condition, with all expected components, defend all causal conditions).

3. Finally, discuss how and whether your envisioned DBA doctoral study’s questions will be sufficiently answered by bivariate correlations, or whether multivariate methods are more appropriate