Part 4: How do you design a study? · Module 8
Draw your assumptions before the data argues back
How Do You Build a Conceptual Framework?
A conceptual framework is just a picture of what you think causes what. Drawing it forces you to be honest about your assumptions, and it gives you something to hold your CNA results up against later. Here are two chains an immunization team might sketch for low coverage:
What You Will Be Able to Do
- Explain what a conceptual framework is and why to draw one first.
- Translate a program belief into a simple causal diagram.
- Use the framework as a yardstick for later results.