Research WW Reviewer

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Qualitative

Type of data analysis that uses text and image data for coding, theme development, and relating themes.

Quantitative

Type of data analysis that uses numeric data for description, comparing groups, and relating variables.

Survey

A type of data collection that collects from a small number of people to be representative of a larger number of people.

Census

A type of data collection that collects data from the entire population about their attributes, behavior, preferences, etc.

Interview

A type of data collection that collects a rich and in-depth set of data from a small number people about their attributes, behavior, preferences, etc. Collects views and perspectives through direct and open-ended questions.

Participant Observation

A type of data collection in which you observe the sample in their natural environment

External Participation

Participant Observation: Observation from video recordings or off-site camera

Passive Participation

Participant Observation: Researcher is present at the scene but does not interact and serves only as spectator

Balanced Participation

Participant Observation: Researcher is an insider and outsider, and may participate in some (but not all) activities

Active Participation

Participant Observation: Researcher does what others in the setting do

Total Participation

Participant Observation: Researcher is a natural participant

System Output

A type of computing resource (datasets) that includes log files and communication apps.

Sensors and Devices

A type of computing resource (datasets) that includes mobile phones, wearables, sensors and tags, beep cards

Sources

A data collection instrument where you collect data from books, professional journals, other researchers, etc.

Open-Ended

Type of question where respondents have the ability to respond with their own words

Close-Ended

Type of question that allows the subject to choose one of the given alternatives or to rate using a Likert scale

Cafateria

A special type of multiple choice question where the respondents is asked for their point of view

Rank-Order

Type of question where the respondents are asked to choose a response from the "most" to the "least"

Rating

A type of question where the respondents are asked to judge something along an ordered dimension

Structured/Direct

A type of interview where questions and acceptable responses are specified in advance, responses are rated for appropriateness of content

Unstructured

A type of interview not directed by questions or comments as to what the candidate should be asked, no set format is followed, more conversational

Categorical

Type of variable that describes people and things in discrete categories

Continuous

Type of variable that contains numbers on a continuous scale that can be measured with different levels of precision

Frequency

Type of descriptive statistics counted from survey responses, usually translated into percentages

Crosstab

Type of descriptive statistics that is a calculation of a set of frequencies using two or more categorical variables to describe a group

Mean

Type of descriptive statistics that is a measure of central tendency that measures the average of a set for continuous/numerical values

Median

Type of descriptive statistics that is a measure of central tendency that describes the middlemost number of a data set

Mode

Type of descriptive statistics that is a measure of central tendency that describes the most frequently occurring number/category in a data set

Variability

Type of descriptive statistics that measures the variation or disagreement in results

Range

Type of variability that measures the difference between the highest and lowest scores

Standard Deviation

Measure of variability that measures how far the data is from the mean.

Percentage

The proportion of people who answered in a certain way.