04-Marshall-4864.qxd 2/1/2006 3:16 PM Page 97 4 Data Collection Methods ❖ ❖ ❖ Q ualitative researchers typically rely on four methods for gathering information: (a) participating in the setting‚ (b) observing directly‚ (c) interviewing in depth‚ and (d) analyzing documents and material culture. These form the core of their inquiry—the staples of the diet. Several secondary and specialized methods of data collection supplement them. This chapter provides a brief discussion of the primary and the secondary
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Data Mining On Medical Domain Smita Malik‚ Karishma Naik‚ Archa Ghodge‚ Shivani Gaunker Shree Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering & Information Technology Shiroda‚ Goa‚ India. Smilemalik777@gmail.com; naikkarishma39@gmail.com; archaghodge@gmail.com; shivanigaunker@gmail.com Abstract-The successful application of data mining in highly visible fields like retail‚ marketing & e-business have led to the popularity of its use in knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) in other industries
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HATCO Data Set Description The HATCO data set gives data from a survey of customers of the HATCO company. The data set consists of 100 observations on 14 separate variables. Three types of information were collected. The first type of information is the perception of HATCO on seven attributes identified in past studies as the most influential in the choice of suppliers. The respondents‚ purchasing managers of firms buying from HATCO‚ rated HATCO on each attribute. Each of these 7 variables
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Introduction Data communications (Datacom) is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between the computers. It is defined as a subset of telecommunication involving the transmission of data to and from computers and components of computer systems. More specifically data communication is transmitted via mediums such as wires‚ coaxial cables‚ fiber optics‚ or radiated electromagnetic waves such as broadcast radio‚ infrared light‚ microwaves‚ and satellites. Data Communications =
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technicality of the study. It will cover the research design‚ research method‚ participants‚ instruments‚ procedures and data analysis. The locale is not included since the researchers would be doing a purposive sampling wherein there would be no exact location where participants are from. The research design would discuss the methodology. It will determine if the researchers have decided to use quantitative or qualitative research. It would also provide a complete description and evaluation of the topic
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Please note that the significance of providing this sample mid-term is NOT substantive (that is‚ the particular questions that are asked‚ or the scope of the exam) – it is to provide students with a sense of the structure/format/style of this exam GNG4170 – Engineering and the Law Mid-term: 60 marks‚ 2 hrs Wednesday‚ June 23‚ 2010 Q1: True/False plus a brief explanation – if ‘true’‚ your ‘explanation’ should add one further idea/principle related to the sentence [1 mark for each of T/F and related
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Analyzing and Interpreting Data Team “A” Mona Anderson‚ Jeanine Camacho‚ Mary Hopkins QNT/351 April 25‚ 2013 John Carroll Analyzing and Interpreting Data Our team has collected‚ summarized‚ and interpreted data from the employee survey during the third and fourth weeks of investigation. Findings from the first survey reported that a second survey will be pre-tested before distribution to the employees to ensure effectiveness. The survey questions will be written differently or
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P 2 Procedure of Data Collection P 3 (1) Questionnaires P 4 (2) Document Review P 10 (3) Observation P 11 Data Recording P 12 Conclusion P 13 Reference P 14 Introduction Planning the research by placing boundaries around would work through the process of building a triangulate data-collection plan. It began by taking
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1 Define data mining. Why are there many different names and definitions for data mining? Data mining is the process through which previously unknown patterns in data were discovered. Another definition would be “a process that uses statistical‚ mathematical‚ artificial intelligence‚ and machine learning techniques to extract and identify useful information and subsequent knowledge from large databases.” This includes most types of automated data analysis. A third definition: Data mining is the
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