How about this as a **testable** theory: HYPOTHESIS: If Russian troll posts were more influential than the raw numbers imply, they should have higher-than-average engagement (retweets/replies/faves) from blue-checkmark journalist Twitter accounts than other 2016 content.
-
-
None of those are hypotheses.
-
Oh, gee. Now any grad student can translate those Q into RQ hypotheses. Exposure to RU-originated memes (controls for all the usuals plus algorithm confounds) lessened likelihood of voting. Impressions of RU-pages corresponded to pro-Trump shift in sentiment (controls blah blah).
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Social media data may have natural experiments (when Facebook was testing what kind of news to promote: were there comparable groups we can test effects on?). Interaction between liking an RU-page and downstreat impact. Then impact of downgrading of content from liked pages. etc.
-
(Lessened likelihood of voting: among left side of the spectrum, obviously). etc. There is no shortage of stuff to look for.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.