Systematic Data Collection
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Description
The process of collecting accurate data through interviewing, questionnaires, and other methods has not always been clear. However, data collection in field settings can be done in a structured, systematic and scientific way. These authors show us how. First, they focus on the importance of finding the right questions to ask. By providing a variety of formats - triadic comparisons and rating scales for data collection, both oral and written methods - and stressing cultural relativity, Weller and Romney suggest ways to improve not only the data collected, but also the interpretation and analysis of such data. Primarily addressed to qualitative social scientists, this volume is also appropriate for anyone who wants to study attitudes and beliefs. In particular, it is an ideal text for courses in anthropology, linguistics, qualitative research methods, health care, and survey research.
Contents
Introduction to Structured Interviewing
Introduction to Structured Interviewing
Defining a Domain and Free Listing
Defining a Domain and Free Listing
Pile Sort I
- Single Sorts
Pile Sort II
- Successive Sorts and the Construction of Taxonomies and Trees
Triadic Comparisons
Triadic Comparisons
Rating Scales
Rating Scales
Rank Order Methods
- Complete and Partial Techniques
Balanced-Incomplete Block Designs
Balanced-Incomplete Block Designs
Sentence Frame Formats
Sentence Frame Formats
Other Common Structured Formats
- Dichotomous, Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blank, Matching, Direct Estimation, and Pick N
Reliability, Consensus, and Sample Size
Reliability, Consensus, and Sample Size
Validity and Replication with Variations
Validity and Replication with Variations
Description
The process of collecting accurate data through interviewing, questionnaires, and other methods has not always been clear. However, data collection in field settings can be done in a structured, systematic and scientific way. These authors show us how. First, they focus on the importance of finding the right questions to ask. By providing a variety of formats - triadic comparisons and rating scales for data collection, both oral and written methods - and stressing cultural relativity, Weller and Romney suggest ways to improve not only the data collected, but also the interpretation and analysis of such data. Primarily addressed to qualitative social scientists, this volume is also appropriate for anyone who wants to study attitudes and beliefs. In particular, it is an ideal text for courses in anthropology, linguistics, qualitative research methods, health care, and survey research.
Contents
Introduction to Structured Interviewing
Introduction to Structured Interviewing
Defining a Domain and Free Listing
Defining a Domain and Free Listing
Pile Sort I
- Single Sorts
Pile Sort II
- Successive Sorts and the Construction of Taxonomies and Trees
Triadic Comparisons
Triadic Comparisons
Rating Scales
Rating Scales
Rank Order Methods
- Complete and Partial Techniques
Balanced-Incomplete Block Designs
Balanced-Incomplete Block Designs
Sentence Frame Formats
Sentence Frame Formats
Other Common Structured Formats
- Dichotomous, Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blank, Matching, Direct Estimation, and Pick N
Reliability, Consensus, and Sample Size
Reliability, Consensus, and Sample Size
Validity and Replication with Variations
Validity and Replication with Variations
February 1988 | 96 pages | Sage US
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
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| Paperback | 28/02/2026 | 9780803930742 | $55.00 |
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The process of collecting accurate data through interviewing, questionnaires, and other methods has not always been clear. However, data collection in field settings can be done in a structured, systematic and scientific way. These authors show us how. First, they focus on the importance of finding the right questions to ask. By providing a variety of formats - triadic comparisons and rating scales for data collection, both oral and written methods - and stressing cultural relativity, Weller and Romney suggest ways to improve not only the data collected, but also the interpretation and analysis of such data. Primarily addressed to qualitative social scientists, this volume is also appropriate for anyone who wants to study attitudes and beliefs. In particular, it is an ideal text for courses in anthropology, linguistics, qualitative research methods, health care, and survey research.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction to Structured Interviewing
- Defining a Domain and Free Listing
- Pile Sort I
- Single Sorts
- Pile Sort II
- Successive Sorts and the Construction of Taxonomies and Trees
- Triadic Comparisons
- Rating Scales
- Rank Order Methods
- Complete and Partial Techniques
- Balanced-Incomplete Block Designs
- Sentence Frame Formats
- Other Common Structured Formats
- Dichotomous, Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blank, Matching, Direct Estimation, and Pick N
- Reliability, Consensus, and Sample Size
- Validity and Replication with Variations