Data Collection (2026) Flashcards

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Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

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Data

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Process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interests, in an established systematic fashion that enables to answer stated research question. Test hypothesis, and evaluate outcomes

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Data Collection

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Primary and one of the most important steps in conducting research

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Data Collection

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In a reasearch study, after identifying the problem, the researches decide how they’re going to collct their research data.

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Data Collection

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Recorded facutal material necessary to validate research findings.

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Research Data

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This process of collectin g data is a very demanding job which need thorough planning, hard work, and patience to be able to complete the task completely

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Research Data

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Six Core Dimensions of Data Quality
(CUTVAC)

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  1. Completeness
  2. Uniqueness
  3. Timeliness
  4. Validity
  5. Accuracy
  6. Consistency
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The proportion of stored data against the potential of 100% complete.

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Completeness

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Nothing will be recorded more than once based upon how that thing is identified.

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Uniqueness

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The degree to which data represent reality from the required point in time.

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Timeliness

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Data are valid if it conforms to the syntax of its definition

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Validity

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The degree to which data correctly describes the ‘real world’ object object or event being described.

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Acccuracy

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The absesnce of difference, when comparing two or more representations of a thing against a definition

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Consistency

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Types of Utility Data
(KRANUST)

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  1. Knowable
  2. Recorded
  3. Accessible
  4. Navigable
  5. Understandable
  6. Sufficient Quality
  7. Topically Relevant to needs
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There is a wealth of potentially knowable data and information in the universe. Only a very small portion of it has ever been observed or known by humans.

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Knowable

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In some sharebale, objective medium and not just in some human brain.

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Recorded

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With the right resources and technology

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Accessible

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It may be there but is it easy to find?

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Navigable

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Languange, Culture, Technology, etc

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Understandable

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Perceived needs and unknown needs

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Topically Relevant to Needs

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What are the 8 Factors affecting the data collection? (BUTPCECT)

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  1. Bias
  2. Use of Languange
  3. Timing
  4. Privacy
  5. Cultural Sensitivity
  6. Ethics
  7. Cost
  8. Time
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topics/questions that influences the response of the respondents in favor of, or against the topic of the data collection.

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Bias

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23
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It depends on how we ask or how we gather information.

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Bias

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24
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When the data are collected could lead to particular result

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Timing

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If the topic of the data collection is personal, a person may not want to participate or may give an true answer on purpose.

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Privacy

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It means that you are aware of other cultures. You must avoid being offensive and asking questions that do not appky to that culture.

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Culture Sensitivity

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It dictate that collected data must not used for purposes other than those told to the participants.

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Ethics

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The cost of collecting data must be taken into account. If you need to pay for printing the questionnaires, or to pay people to collect data, the cost may be more than you can afford.

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Cost

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29
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The time needed for collecting the data must be considered.

A survey that takes an hour to complete may be too long for most people. This would limit the number of people willing to participate.

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Time

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30
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Data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand resources.

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Primary Data

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  • Mostly non-numerical and usually descriptive or nominal in nature.
  • With these methods, the researches can have research participant fill out self-report instrument or questionnaires, or interviews by which the researches can talk to the participants in persons or overt he telephone.
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Qualitative

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If the researches discuss issues with multiple research participants at the same time at a small group setting is called ______________

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Focus Group

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The researchers can examine how research participants act in natural and structured environment called ___________

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Observation

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Numerical in nature and can be mathematically computed.

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Quantitative

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The researchers can have the participants fill out an instrument or perform a behavioral design to measure their ability or degree of skills or what we call ________

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Test

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It can also be ________ by which it is a list of questionnaires aimed at collecting specific data from particular group of people.

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Survey

37
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Existing data; researchers can use data that came forn ab earlier time for a different purpose than current research problem at hand.

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Secondary Data

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  • Data that is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources.
  • This data is not been published yet
  • More reliable, authentic, and objective
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Primary Data

39
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A self report data collection instrument used to obtain information from the particpants about the thoughts, feelings and attitudes.

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Questionnaire

40
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it is written set of questions.

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Questionnaire

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It is both the set of questions, and the process of collecting, aggregating, and analyzing the response from those questions.

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Survey

42
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A data collection method in which an interviewer asks questions to the interviewee

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Interview

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The researcher or someone working for the researcher.

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Interviewer

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The research participant

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Interviewee

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Interviews conducted face to face

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Personal

46
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Interview conducted over the telephone

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Telephone

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Types of Interview Structure

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  • Unstructured interviews
  • Semi Structured interviews (middle room)
  • Structured Interview
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  • Also known as Non directive interview; casual interview, informal interview, free-flowing interview.
  • Questions arise spontaneously in free flowing conversation.
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Unstructured Interviews

48
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Has formats or has a few questions and you allow new ideas to be brought up during the interview.

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Semi Structured Interviews (Middle Room)

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  • With pre-determine questions, well defined pattern;
  • Also known as planned interviews, formal interviews, patterned interviews
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Unstructured Interview

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Classification of Types of Interviews

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  • Qualitative Interviews
  • Quantitative Interviews
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 It allows the researcher to enter into the inner world of another person and to gain an understanding of that person’s perspective.

 Can be used to obtain depth information about a participant thought, belief, knowledge, reasoning, motivations, and feelings about a certain topic.

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Qualitative Interviews

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 Goal: To standardize what is presented to the interviewees.

 Result in mostly quantitative data that are later analyzed using quantitative statistical procedure

 The interview protocol is basically a script written on paper for in-person interviews and shown on a computer screen for telephone interviews

 Closed quantitative interview

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o Quantitative Interviews

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Type of Interview (Qualitative Interview)

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  1. Informal conversational interview
  2. Interview guide approach
  3. Standardized open-ended interview
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  • Most spontaneous and loosely structured interview
  • There is no pre-determination of questions, topics, or wording in this type of interview
  • The interviewer discusses the topics of interest that follows all leads that emerge during the discussion
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Informal conversational interview

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data collection instrument that includes the items, response categories, instructions, and so forth.

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Interview protocol

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  • The interviewer enters the interview with a plan to explore specific topic and ask specific open-ended questions of the interviewee
  • The topics and questions are provided in an interview protocol written by a researcher written before the interview session
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  1. Interview guide approach
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  • An open-ended question are questions that can be answered in depth and allow for a regional unique response without being limited by multiple choice or yes-or- no option.
  • The interviewer enters the interview session with a standardized interview protocol.
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  1. Standardized open-ended interview
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Type of Interview (Quantitative Interview)

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Closed quantitative interview

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  • All interviewees are asked the same questions and asked to choose answers from among the same set of choices
  • Questions and response categories are determined in
    advance. Responses are fixed; respondent chooses from among these fixed responses
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Closed quantitative interview

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  • In-depth field method that brings together a small homogenous group or similar kind-of people to discuss topics in a study agenda
  • A type of group interview in which a moderator leads a discussion with a small group of individuals to examine, in detail, how the group members think and feel about a topic.
  • Used to collect qualitative data that are in the words of the group participants.
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  • Focus Group
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the moderator (working for the researcher) keeps the individuals in the group focused on the topic being discussed.

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focus” group

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  • Composed of 6 to 12 participants who are purposively selected because they can provide the kind of information of interest to the researcher.
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Focus Group

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o The person leading the focus group discussion
o Must have good interpersonal skills
o Must know how to facilitate group discussion

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  • Group moderator
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o Obtaining general background information about a topic of interest
o Generating research hypotheses
o Stimulating new ideas and creative concepts
o Diagnosing the potential for problems with a new program, service or product
o Generating impressions of products, programs, service, institutions, or other objects of interest

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Uses of Focus Group

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best used as a qualitative method of data collection.

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Focus Group

66
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  • Defined as the watching of behavioral patterns of people in certain situations to obtain information about the phenomenon of interest.
  • Observation is an important way of collecting information about people do not always do what they say they do.
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  • Observation
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  • Observational data are collected in two different types of environments:
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o Laboratory observation
o Naturalistic observation
* Quantitative Observation
* Qualitative Observation

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 Carried out in settings that are set up by the researchers and inside the confines of research lab.
 The observation is done in the laboratory or other settings that are set up by the researcher

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o Laboratory observation

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 Carried out in the real-world setting
 You must go to wherever the behavior occurs naturally
 Example: Observing the behavior of the children in their classrooms

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o Naturalistic observation

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o Structured
o Involves standardization of all observational procedures in order to obtain reliable research data.
o Usually results in qualitative data such as counts, frequencies and percentages

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  • Quantitative Observation
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o Involves observing all potentially relevant phenomena and taking extensive field noted without specifying in advance exactly what is observed.
o Usually done for exploratory purposes and in natural settings.

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  • Qualitative Observation
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