DATA COLLECTION Flashcards
2 methods of collecting data.
Data Collection, Research Data
Facts and statistics collected for reference or analysis.
Data
Six Core Dimensions of Data Quality
Completeness, Uniqueness, timeliness, Consistency, Accuracy, Validity
the degree to which data represent reality from the required point in time
Timeliness
The degree to which data correctly describes the “real world” object or event being described.
Accuracy
The absence of difference, when comparing 2 or more representations
of a thing against a definition.
Consistency
Utility of Quality
Knowable, Recorded, Accessible, Navigable, Understandable, Sufficient quality, Topically relevant to needs
Factors affecting Data Quality
Bias, use of language, Timing, Privacy, Ethics, Cost, Cultural sensitivity, Time
2 methods of data collection
Primary and Secondary
Data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources.
Primary Data
Give examples of primary qualitative data
questionnaire, interview, FGD, Observation
Give examples of primary quantitative data
Test and surveys
Give examples secondary data
Personal documents, Official documents, Physical data, Archived research data
A self-report data collection instrument used to obtain information from the participants about the following (usually in written form):
Questionnaire
A data-collection method in which an interviewer asks questions to the interviewee (verbal counterpart of the questionnaire).
Interview
2 modes of interview
telephone and personal
3 structures of interview
semi- structured or middle road, unstructured, standardized or structured
2 types of interview
qualitative and quantitative
Has a format or has a few questions and you allow new ideas to be brought up during the interview.
■ Interviewer asks only a few predetermined questions while the rest of the questions are not planned.
■ You allow new ideas to be brought up during the interview.
semi structured
Questions arise spontaneously in a free-flowing conversation. Most susceptible to subjective bias or error.
unstructured interview