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Methodology
This brief report is part of a wider project. What is stipulated and explained in this treatise will form the cornerstone of a wider project that is currently underway. A number of important questions will be answered. All of them center on the methodology that will be completed as part of the larger study that the author of this report will be doing. The questions and items that will be answered to include the general research question, the hypothesis of the study, the dependent variable, the independent variable, whether the study will use between subjects and/or within subjects, the design control that will be in place when it comes to those subjects, how participant bias will be limited, how experimenter bias will be limited and at least one potential confound or issue that might arise. While the research question in play here is not a terrible complex one, the research will need to be done carefully to get usable and applicable results.
Analysis
When it comes to experimentation, there is a huge trade-off when it comes to the two primary methods. Research that is not in a controlled environment can be tricky since it is not possible to control all eventualities...
However, the results are much better in that the research can commonly be done without the people knowing they are being tracked and tallied. This foreknowledge can lead to what is known as the Hawthorne Effect (HBS, 2018). Conversely, studies in a laboratory or similar setting can be extremely controlled and regulated. However, any people involved will know that they are being observed for at least some reason. They may not know what is being assessed with specificity. However, they know they are being watched.
With that in mind, the research question relates to people being distracted by their smartphone as they walk about. What will be tested is the following hypothesis:
H1: Bringing awareness to the dangers of distracted walking/travelling due to smartphones leads to people being more careful or cautious.
The dependent variable for this study is the degree to which people futz and fidget with their phones as they walk. The independent variable will be whether the frequency of this phone-fidgeting is modulated or changed at all by a sign that urges them to be careful and not walk or go down stairs in a distract manner. The forum for this study will…
References
HBS. (2018). The “Hawthorne Effect” – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections. library.hbs.edu. Retrieved 28 February 2018, from https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/hawthorne/09.html
Taylor, J. (2018). Difference Between Within-Subject and Between-Subject Effects: The Answer to Ice-Cream is Always Yes. Stats Make Me Cry Consulting. Retrieved 28 February 2018, from http://www.statsmakemecry.com/smmctheblog/within-subject-and-between-subject-effects-wanting-ice-cream.html
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