DATA COLLECTION AND TOOLS

DATA COLLECTION AND TOOLS

1. Data collection is a methodical process of gathering and analyzing specific information to proffer solutions to relevant questions and evaluate the results. It focuses on finding out all there is to a particular subject matter.

2. Types of Data Collection

   • Primary Data: Collection Primary data collection by definition is the gathering of raw data collected at the source. It is a process of collecting the original data collected by a researcher for a specific research purpose. It could be further analyzed into two segments; qualitative research and quantitative data collection methods.
     • Secondary Data: Collection Secondary data collection, on the other hand, is referred to as the gathering of secondhand data collected by an individual who is not the original user. It is the process of collecting data that is already existing, be it already published books, journals and/or online portals. In terms of ease, it is much less expensive and easier to collect.

3. IMPORTANCE OF DATA COLLECTION

   • • Integrity of the Research
     • • Decision Making
       • • Save Cost and Time
         • • To support a need for a new idea, change and/or innovation

4. Data collection tools

   • INTERVIEW An interview is a face-to-face conversation between two individuals with the sole purpose of collecting relevant information to satisfy a research purpose. Interviews are of different types namely; Structured, Semi-structured and unstructured.
     • SURVEYS A survey is a data collection tool for gathering information from a sample population, with the intention of generalizing the results to a larger population. Surveys have a variety of purposes and can be carried out in many ways depending on the objectives to be achieved.
   • SURVEYS A survey is a data collection tool for gathering information from a sample population, with the intention of generalizing the results to a larger population. Surveys have a variety of purposes and can be carried out in many ways depending on the objectives to be achieved.
     • OBSERVATION This is a data collection method by which information on a phenomenon is gathered through observation. The nature of the observation could be accomplished either as a complete observer, an observer as a participant, a participant as an observer or as a complete participant. This method is a key base of formulating a hypothesis.