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Data Collection Methods Explained

The document outlines different methods of collecting data: 1. Registration methods involve collecting standardized information like birth/death certificates. 2. Observation methods involve either structured observation with formal guidelines or unstructured observation with complete freedom. 3. Surveys can be conducted through personal interviews, telephone interviews, or questionnaires. Personal interviews allow immediate responses but are time consuming and expensive, while telephone interviews are cheaper but prevent visual observations.

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Data Collection Methods Explained

The document outlines different methods of collecting data: 1. Registration methods involve collecting standardized information like birth/death certificates. 2. Observation methods involve either structured observation with formal guidelines or unstructured observation with complete freedom. 3. Surveys can be conducted through personal interviews, telephone interviews, or questionnaires. Personal interviews allow immediate responses but are time consuming and expensive, while telephone interviews are cheaper but prevent visual observations.

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Methods of Collecting Data

1. Registration Method – In the registration method, the respondents


give information in compliance with certain laws, policies, regulations,
decrees, or standard practices.
Examples: birth certificates, marriage contracts, death certificates, motor
vehicle registration, etc.

2. Observation Method – Observation, in its simplest term in the


process, whereby the researcher observes the research situation.

Types of Observations
a. Structured observation – observations that make use of formal instruments
prepared in advance to serve as guidelines in the observation procedures.

b. Unstructured observation – observations in which the researcher is given


complete freedom in the conduct of his investigation procedures.
Methods of Collecting Data
3. Conducting Survey

a. Personal Interview - this method allows the interviewer ask


questions to the respondents personally.

Advantages:
 Can give immediate response
 Can give complete, precise, and consistent information

Disadvantages:
 Time consuming
 Expensive
Methods of Collecting Data
3. Conducting Survey

b. Telephone Interview – in a telephone interview, the interviewer


ask questions to the respondents over the telephone.

Advantages:
 Cheaper than personal interview
 Can be conducted fairly quickly
 Can lend themselves easily to standardized questioning
procedures
 Permits greater amount of follow-up
Methods of Collecting Data
3. Conducting Survey

b. Telephone Interview – in a telephone interview, the interviewer


ask questions to the respondents over the telephone.

Disadvantages:
 Access to some samples are not possible
 Prevent visual observations of respondents
 Less effective in getting information on sensitive issues or
personal questions
 Have lower response rate than that of personal interview
Methods of Collecting Data
3. Conducting Survey

c. Questionnaire Method – it consists of a list of well planned


questions related to the topic under study sent to the respondents.

Advantages:
 Less expensive
 Less time consuming
 It can give confidential responses

Disadvantages:
 Cannot be accomplish by illiterates
 Has a high rate of non-response or non-return
 Tends to give incomplete information
 Takes time to prepare
Methods of Collecting Data
4. Experimentation – data is collected through experiment.

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