DATA COLLECTION Flashcards
facts and statistics collected for reference or analysis
data
process of gathering and measuring information or variables of interest, in an established systematic fashion that enables to answer stated research questions, test hypothesis, and evaluate outcomes
data collection
recorded factual material necessary to validate research findings
research data
6 core dimensions of data quality
completeness
uniqueness
timeliiness
validity
accuracy
consistency
[data quality] proportion of stored data against the potential of “100% complete”
completeness
[data quality] nothing will be recorded more than once based upon how that thing is identified
uniqueness
[data quality] degree to which data represent reality from the required point in time
timeliness
[data quality] data are valid if it conforms to the syntax of its definition
validity
[data quality] degree to which data correctly describes the “real world” object or event being described
accuracy
[data quality] absence of difference, when comparing 2 or more representations of a things against a definition
consistency
utility of quality
knowable
recorded
accessible
navigable
understandable
sufficient quality
topically relevant to needs
factors affecting data collection
bias
use of language
timing
privacy
cultural sensitivity
ethics
cost
time
technique for physical obtaining data to be analyzed in a research study
methods of data collection
2 types of data
primary data
secondary data
data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources
primary data
existing data
secondary data
types of primary data
qualitative (questionnaires, interview, focus group discussion, observation)
quantitative (tests, survey)
types of secondary data
personal documents
official documents
physical data
archived research data
a self-report data collection instrument used to obtain information from the participants
questionnaire
any written set of questions
questionnaire
both the written set of questions and the process of collecting , aggregating , and analyzing the responses from those questions
survey
data collection method in which an interviewer asks questions to the interviewee
interview
types of interview
personal interview
telephone interview
types of interveiw structure
unstructured
semi-structured
structured
classifications of types of interviews
qualitative
quantitative
interveiw structure where questions arise in a free-flowing conversation; non-directive, causal, informal
unstructured