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{{for|process theory in writing|Process theory of composition}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2009}} A '''process theory''' is a system of ideas which explains how an [[entity]] changes and develops.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Van de Ven|first1=Andrew|title=Engaged scholarship: a guide for organizational and social research|date=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> [[Process]] theories are often contrasted with '''variance theories''', that is, systems of ideas that explain the [[variance]] in a [[dependent variable]] based on one or more [[independent variable]]s. While process theories focus on how something happens, variance theories focus on why something happens. Examples of process theories include evolution by [[natural selection]], [[continental drift]] and the [[nitrogen cycle]].
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