HLTB15H3 Lecture 8: Lecture 8

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Methods of data collection: secondary data, primary data. Which method should be used to collect primary data: purpose of the study and the nature of the investigation, resources available, researcher skills, geographical distribution of the study population, type of study population (ses, physical ability) Interest of the study population in the research. 1: participants are unable to provide objective information. Interested in behaviour rather than in perceptions www. notesolution. com. Researcher participates in the activities of a group, with or without their knowing. Examine the reactions of the general population towards people in wheelchairs. Examine the mental health of imprisonment: non-participant observation. Researcher does not get involved in the activities of the group; passive observer, draws conclusions. Study the functions carried out by nurses in a hospital. Nurses may resort to carrying out more functions. Hawthorne effect: observer bias, possibility of incomplete. Interpretations drawn may vary observation and / or recording.

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