A workshop at Tishik International University held at January 20 / 2020 entitled: Research Methodology in Architecture

1. Causation Vs. Correlation in
Architectural Researches
ASSISTANT PROF. DR. NAHEDH AL-QEMAQCHI

2. The perspectives to view the world
Quantum
Relativity
Newtonian
Determinism
Possibilism
Probabilism

3. Causation
In philosophy, it is a belief of a relationship that describes cause and effect
Cause
Effect

4. Tow Concepts

6. Correlation
Correlation is any statistical association, commonly refers to the degree to
which a pair of variables are related.

8. The Fallacy
of Causation
Correlation

9. CORRELATION DOES
NOT IMPLY CAUSATION

10. In a study held in Florida a team of researchers found
that when ever the consumption of ice cream
increased the robbery increased too

12. Superior
Correlations
HTTP://TYLERVIGEN.COM/SPU
RIOUS-CORRELATIONS

17. Reilly
Gravity
model
(1931)

18. The Effect of (F. A.
R.)Change on the
Dwelling Unit
Environment

19. The Colour Decisions for
Classrooms in the
Primary Schools and its
impact to form prefect
educational environment
for pupils

20. The Predictable
Value of Abilities'
Tests to Accept
Students in
Architecture

21. Conflicts about:
Causation is prior to Correlation and not
versa
Causation is a logical issues depends on
and evidence and not subjective
Hypotheses should be tightly describe the
variables changing and not obvious
Avoiding intermediate variable is dangerous
predicting causality

22. John Stuart Mill’s five “Canons”
THE METHOD
OF AGREEMENT
THE METHOD
OF DIFFERENCE
THE METHOD
OF AGREEMENT
AND
DISAGREEMEN
THE METHOD
OF RESIDUES
THE METHOD
OF
VARIATION

23. Thank You