survey methods Flashcards
text and artifact analysis - subject
text: written documents
artifacts: symbols, images
text and artifact analysis - area
context in which it is used
text and artifact analysis - perspective
content, conditions of creation, meaning, usage
text and artifact analysis - advantages
investigation of pure primary data
low influence by researcher
text and artifact analysis - disadvantages
risk of over interpretation of the data
observation - object
people, groups
observation - area
living and working world
observation - perspectives
current behavior and behavioral consequences
observation - advantages
direct entry
direct observation
variety of factors
observation - disadvantage
danger of selective observation
danger of being influenced
ethical problem
Experiment - subject
isolated test variables
Experiment - scope of evaluation
controlled test setting
Experiment - perspective
most accurate hypotheses testing
Experiment - advantage
high internal validity
exclusion of many disruptive factors
Experiment - disadvantages
problems of desired test person’s behavior
limited significance about complex reality
ethical concerns regarding experiments with people