Research design

Conceptual diagram example: three-part model

An illustrative conceptual diagram connecting context and intervention to an outcome. Edit three concepts without implying an estimated effect.

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Conceptual modelContextInterventionOutcome
Illustrative model: context and intervention each point to outcome; no statistical effect or relationship is calculated. Illustrative data.

About this example

This conceptual diagram uses three illustrative concepts: context, intervention, and outcome. Context and intervention each have an arrow pointing to outcome; there is no arrow between context and intervention.

Open the example and replace each box with concepts defined in your study. The arrows are user-specified propositions, not estimated coefficients or evidence of causation. State your intended interpretation in the figure caption and supporting text.

Keep enough space for readable box labels and arrowheads. Selecting a box does not add selection marks to exported artwork. For a sequential layout, use the three-step process example; for several parallel concepts, use the educational framework.

The data

Box 1Context
Box 2Intervention
Box 3Outcome
Arrow 1Context → Outcome
Arrow 2Intervention → Outcome

Arrows are supplied relationships, not inferred results. Open the example, replace the data with your own, and export the figure as SVG, PDF, PNG or TIFF.

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