Qualitative and Quantitative data collection methods

What is primary sources?

• Data gather from previous research
• Your own data collection from own investigation
• The first data acquired 
• Your own created data

Look for recent reports, check on the author’s qualification and the reputation of the publisher - characteristic of?

• Secondary sources
• Primary sources

When creating questions you want to avoid:

• Biased questions
• Questions that assume what they ask 
• Double-barreled questions
• All of the above

Which one is a good question?

• What do you think about parking? 
• Do you believe that the parking   situation on campus is okay? 
• What is your opinion of the parking situation on campus?
• Do you believe that the parking situation on campus is   problematic? 

The data collection methods are:

• Qualitative and Research

• Quantitative and Research

• Qualitative and Quantitative

• Quantitative and Sources

Data collection is the process of...

• gathering and measuring information on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring books on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest

• gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest

Qualitative Data is often seen as more subjective

• True

• False

Choose 2 types of Qualitative Data Collection Methods

• Open-ended Surveys

• Closed-ended Surveys

• Focus group

• On line quizzes

Experiments are used to

• test hypothesis

• have uncontrolled environment treatment

• control natural phenomenon such as aging

• measure performance such as intelligent test

Longitudinal survey

• involves data collection at two or several points in time [years]

• involves data collection at two or several points in few hours

• involves the use of the different participants over time

• involves data collection from selected participants at a single point in time