DATA COLLECTION METHODS

Question 1

methods vary along 4 dimensions

Answer 1

1. structure
2. quantifiability
3. researcher obtrusiveness
4. objectivity

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

know what is going on, what equipment you are using

Question 3

quantifiability

Answer 3

kind of data itself

Question 4

research obtrusiveness

Answer 4

how far away you are from a person, will influence data collection

Question 5

objectivity

Answer 5

2 or more researchers looking at same data and come up with same conclusion

Question 6

in your research question for each variable you can have multiple

Answer 6

methods and instruments

Question 7

developing data collection plan: identifying data needs

Answer 7

1. test hypothesis or address all research question
2. describe main characteristics of sample
3. control important sources of extraneous varaibles
4. analyzing potential biases
5. understanding subgroup effects
6. interpreting results
7. check on manipulation
8. obtaining admin info

Question 8

6 issues that affect decision to select instrument

Answer 8

1. resources, ethics
2. availability and familiarity
3. norms and comparability
4. population appropriateness
5. admin issues
6. reputation

Question 9

piolt sample

Answer 9

group of people that have same characteristics of your sample/ same population

Question 10

reliability

Answer 10

degree of consistency or dependability with which an instrument measures attribute (var) it is designed to measure

Question 11

validity

Answer 11

degree to which an instrument measures what it is intended to measure (content)

Question 12

resources

Answer 12

access and money

Question 13

ethics

Answer 13

if you are suppose to be doing

Question 14

availabil