Testing a probabilistic relation with a case study
Jan Dul, Tony Hak · 2007
The methodology of testing a probabilistic relation with a case study is different. This chapter deals with theory-testing case study research for testing a probabilistic relation. A probabilistic proposition presumes that if the value of the independent concept changes, it is likely that the value of the dependent concept changes in the predicted way. In general, the more cases that can be used for the analysis the better. However, the number of available cases will be limited, because otherwise a survey would have been chosen as a research strategy. The propositions state that for a specific change of time access window pressure differences between retailers with different levels on the dimensions of distribution strategy will be observable. Each proposition specifies a probabilistic relation between time window pressure and distribution costs. A probabilistic proposition can best be tested in an experiment.