APA: Data Collection Techniques
Research Methods
Discussion Board 1
Research and describe 5 data collection techniques in your own words. Be sure to cite any sources you used in APA format.
Answer the following questions:
Why is the examination of collected data so important?
How are statistics used in the field of criminal justice?
There are so many ways to collect data that do not involve the common ways in a direct manner. We as individual people collect and store our memories in a few ways, and that is all data as well. Many people use their own life experiences when using data to find a solution to something, or help others in some way, or all the above. I have found 5 ways that are pretty common, and they are: 1- Documents; used to identify trends in research and practice. To perform analysis through reports and other forms of recorded data. 2- Observation; watching behavior and interactions of people or wildlife to compile data. 3- Survey- to learn something about what people think about some kind of motivation, and identity the relationship between motivation and satisfaction. 4- Experimental- to gain data through controlled conditions such as a group test. 5- Multi-method Approach- a combination …show more content…
This sometimes could be called the “top-down” approach. The top-down approach is when the researcher starts at the top with a very broad spectrum of information and they work their way down to a specific conclusion (Inductive & Deductive). For instance, a researcher starts with a theory of a topic of their interests. They will then narrow that down into more specific hypotheses that can be tested. The hypotheses are then narrowed down even further when observations are collected to test the hypotheses. This ultimately leads the researcher to be able to test the hypotheses with specific data, leading to a confirmation (or not) of the original theory and arriving at a conclusion (Deductive versus
Discussion Board 1
Research and describe 5 data collection techniques in your own words. Be sure to cite any sources you used in APA format.
Answer the following questions:
Why is the examination of collected data so important?
How are statistics used in the field of criminal justice?
There are so many ways to collect data that do not involve the common ways in a direct manner. We as individual people collect and store our memories in a few ways, and that is all data as well. Many people use their own life experiences when using data to find a solution to something, or help others in some way, or all the above. I have found 5 ways that are pretty common, and they are: 1- Documents; used to identify trends in research and practice. To perform analysis through reports and other forms of recorded data. 2- Observation; watching behavior and interactions of people or wildlife to compile data. 3- Survey- to learn something about what people think about some kind of motivation, and identity the relationship between motivation and satisfaction. 4- Experimental- to gain data through controlled conditions such as a group test. 5- Multi-method Approach- a combination …show more content…
This sometimes could be called the “top-down” approach. The top-down approach is when the researcher starts at the top with a very broad spectrum of information and they work their way down to a specific conclusion (Inductive & Deductive). For instance, a researcher starts with a theory of a topic of their interests. They will then narrow that down into more specific hypotheses that can be tested. The hypotheses are then narrowed down even further when observations are collected to test the hypotheses. This ultimately leads the researcher to be able to test the hypotheses with specific data, leading to a confirmation (or not) of the original theory and arriving at a conclusion (Deductive versus