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<p>Created page with &quot;== Data Collection == === Description === ==== Categories of data collection methods: ==== Positivist methods: * aimed at theory (or hypotheses) testing * deductive approach t...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Data Collection ==<br /> === Description ===<br /> ==== Categories of data collection methods: ====<br /> Positivist methods:<br /> * aimed at theory (or hypotheses) testing<br /> * deductive approach to research, starting with a theory and testing theoretical postulates using empirical data<br /> * e.g.: laboratory experiments and survey research<br /> <br /> Interpretive methods:<br /> * aimed at theory building<br /> * inductive approach that starts with data and tries to derive a theory about the phenomenon of interest from the observed data. e.g.: action research and ethnography<br /> <br /> ==== Type of data: ====<br /> <br /> Quantitative and qualitative methods refers to the type of data being collected:<br /> * Quantitative data involve numeric scores, metrics, etc. - (quantitative techniques: regression)<br /> * Qualitative data includes interviews, observations, etc. - (qualitative techniques: coding)<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> Data collection methods:<br /> * interviews<br /> * observations<br /> * surveys<br /> * experiments<br /> * secondary data<br /> <br /> === Further Readings ===<br /> [1] Bhattacherjee, A. (2012). &quot;Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices&quot;, Textbooks Collection. 3. Available at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3</div>

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