Methods of Data Collection Flashcards

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If recorded in narrative or descriptive format

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Qualitative

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If recorded in categorical or in scale format

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Quantitative

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Interview: Qualitative

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  • Unstructured interview in a descriptive or narrative

- Answer of open ended questions

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Interview: Quantitative

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  • Structural response categorical way

- Responses in numerals: rates or scales

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Data collection method

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a detailed plan of procedures that aims to gather data for the purpose of answering a research question.

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Sources and Types of Data:

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1- Primary data

2- Secondary data

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Primary data

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First-hand information: attitude of community

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Secondary data

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Second-hand information: available records

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Primary Data - Examples

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Observation and experimental study
Questionnaires
Interviews
Focus group

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Secondary Data – Examples of Sources

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County health departments
Vital Statistics – birth, death certificates
Hospital, clinic, school nurse records
City and county governments
Surveillance data from state government programs
Federal agency statistics - Census, NIH, etc.

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Observation

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Data are collected by systematically recording observations of people, events, or objects. e. g: dietary pattern, physical fitness, personality traits of individuals

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Ethnographic Research

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a form of observational data collection
in which researchers spend long periods of time with a
respondent and then write narratives that describe the
respondent’s behavior.

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Types of observation

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  1. Participant observation

2. Non-participant observation

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Participant observation

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The researcher participate in the activities of the group being observed in the same manner as its members.(with or without their knowing )

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Non-participant observation

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Do not get involved in the participants activities: you remain passive. Just watching and listening to the activities and drawing conclusions.

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