20.500.12556/RUL-115988 Methodological issues when interpreting changes in social phenomena over time perceptions of relative difference, absolute difference, and time distance When comparing social science phenomena through a time perspective, absolute and relative difference (RD) are the two typical presentation formats used to communicate interpretations to the audience, while time distance (TD) is the least frequently used of such formats. This article arguesthat the chosen presentation format is extremely important because thevarious formats suggest different substantive interpretations. To elaborate upon this issue, researchers from the National Statistical Office, National Health Institute, and general academia were invited to participate in an experiment with alternative presentation formats that describe changes in certain social science phenomena over time. The results revealed a prevailing tendency of respondents to rely on interpretations related to absolute differences, which was additionally reinforced with graphical presentation formats. Therefore, whenever RD or TD is more proper for substantive interpretations, the corresponding presentation format must be designed with special attention. manipulation absolute difference relative difference time distance perception experiment comparative analysis družbena dejstva družboslovna metodologija primerjalna metoda true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2020-05-05 17:21:09 2020-05-05 17:21:13 2023-06-15 03:42:52 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 803-840 iss. 2 Vol. 52 May 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 303 0049-1241 10.1177/0049124120914948 36686941 26414336 Prevodnik_Vehovar_SMR.pdf Prevodnik_Vehovar_SMR.pdf 1 90B35C4FDC3B4E16BBB9A5119C68320D e205d4121bfdbf9431b07c57fb4f815a6c5b452fbcf8c90775acdb2b25a2e73d 8f9e9b86-fbaa-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169564 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0049124120914948 0 99b9f070-fbaa-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169565 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0