Observation Method: Data Collection Independent of Willingness
The key to answering this question is understanding which data collection method relies solely on the researcher's direct perception, rather than the subject's active input or willingness to share information.
Analyzing Data Collection Methods
- Interview Method: This technique requires participants to be willing to speak and provide answers. Their cooperation is essential.
- Observation Method: This involves watching and recording behaviors, events, or characteristics directly as they occur. It does not require the subject's conscious consent or willingness to report their actions or feelings. The data is gathered by the observer, irrespective of the subject's desire to participate in the reporting process.
- Questionnaire Method: This relies on individuals filling out and returning surveys. Their willingness to respond honestly and completely is crucial.
- Projective Techniques: These methods involve presenting stimuli (like images or incomplete sentences) and asking participants to respond. This inherently requires the participant's active engagement and willingness to interpret and report.
Conclusion on Independence
The observation method is distinct because the data is collected through direct witnessing by the researcher. Therefore, it is independent of the subjects' willingness to report their experiences or behaviors.
Important Questions from Data Collection Instrument - Teaching
- Which data collection tool is appropriate for the study of job satisfaction of KVK professionals ?
Assertion (A) : Online survey tools such as Survey Monkey and Question Pro have made data collection, analysis and result extraction much easier and simpler.
Reason (R) : Though these tools are being used widely without any doubt in recent time, but social research cannot rely always on the results from an online survey because of their inherent limitations.- Match the items of List – I with the items in List – II and use the correct code to indicate your answer.
List – I (Types of reliability) List – II (Procedure) (a) Stability (i) Administer one test and correlate the items to each other. (b) Equivalence (ii) Administer different tests to the same individuals over a period of time. (c) Equivalence and Stability (iii) Administer the same test to the same individuals over a period of time. (d) Internal consistency (iv) Administer different tests to the same individuals at about the same time.
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(a) (b) (c) (d) - Which one of the following methods of data collection helps in collecting supplementary information about the informant's personal characteristics ?
- Arrange the following statements depicting questionnaire construction procedure in a sequential order :
(i) Select the question type and decide on question structure
(ii) Organize the questions into a logical order
(iii) Select the best wording for each individual question
(iv) Pretest the questionnaire and revise if necessary.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
