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Collecting Data

Collecting Data. Survey - questionnaires Experiment Case study Observation Interviews & Focus Groups Use secondary data. Secondary Data Collection. Good for historical/longitudinal research Often used in accountancy and financial research May have depth limitations

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Collecting Data

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  1. Collecting Data • Survey - questionnaires • Experiment • Case study • Observation • Interviews & Focus Groups • Use secondary data

  2. Secondary Data Collection • Good for historical/longitudinal research • Often used in accountancy and financial research • May have depth limitations • Can be valid and reliable

  3. Sources - Educational institutions - Government agencies - Companies - Non-profit making organisations - Media - Public and specialist libraries - World Wide Web and internet-based resources

  4. Advantages - Large representative samples well beyond the resources of the individual researcher - Supported documentation and explanation of methodology, sampling strategy, data codes etc. - Researcher can concentrate on data analysis and interpretation

  5. Disadvantages - Data compatibility; does the information match what is required for your research? • Data coverage; does the information cover all subjects or groups in your research? Does the information come from all time periods or are there gaps? • Consistency of time series - Historical and therefore may not be relevant to current issues - Need to assess the quality of the data and the approach used in initial gathering of the data

  6. Sources • Fame Database and Global Market Information Database – under NULIN page – databases – http://staff.napier.ac.uk/Services/Library/Electronic+Resources/Databases/Databases+F-L.htm • Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) www.esds.ac.uk - requires registration • UNDP - http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/ • OECD Statistics http://www.oecd.org/statsportal/0,3352,en_2825_293564_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

  7. More Sources • World Health Organisation Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) • http://www.who.int/whosis/en/ • Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) • http://www.sns.gov.uk/ • Also Local Authorities e.g. Fife Council • http://knowfife.fife.gov.uk/ • Information Services Division (ISD) – SHHS http://knowfife.fife.gov.uk/ • General Register for Scotland Statistics (GROS) • http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/

  8. Points • Need a plan • Note sources • Read footnotes and accompanying notes • Reference properly • Take care in constructing dataset.

  9. WWW.ESDS.ac.uk

  10. Observation • Always important • Need to document • Need to be unobtrusive • Use data collection sheets

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