...Five data collection techniques are discussed in this week’s readings. Using articles from the library’s full-text databases, find examples of studies that used two different methods of data collection. Paragraph 1: Describe the data collection method used in one study. (Be sure to cite the article which must be from one of AIU’s full-text databases) Paragraph 2: Using the knowledge you gained from the textbook, discuss the pros and cons of the data collection method. (Cite the textbook) Paragraph 3: Describe a different data collection method used in another study. (Be sure to cite the article which must be from one of AIU’s full-text databases) Paragraph 4: Again, using the knowledge you learned from the textbook, discuss the pros and cons of the data collection method. (Cite the textbook) In this discussion I will give a brief summary on two types of data collection methods and give examples of pros and cons for each method. OBSERVATIONAL STUDY Observational study is a method of data collection that involves a process of watching any given type of situation and recording the data that is observed. Depending on how and what data is being observed depends on the type of tool the researcher will want to use in order to collect their information. The researcher conducting this type of study is a passive observer and does not tamper in any way with the variable of interest or any factors that may affect it. When recording observation data, you have to remember that...
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...Data Collection Paper Team C RES/341 21March11 Sara Skowronski Data Collection Introduction Review of Literature The first peer-reviewed article was showing how in the 1950s, SUV’s (sport utility vehicle) sales increased tremendously with baby boomers. People were in need of larger vehicles to accommodate their entire family. This was not just for domestic vehicles this also included foreign vehicle. With so many people interested in purchasing the SUV’s, this led to other car companies designing more comfortable, larger vehicles. Another peer-reviewed article was in regards to the searching strategies people used before actually purchasing a new vehicle. Not everyone can walk into a dealership and know exactly what they are looking for in their price range and it is readily available. That is why most people before purchasing a vehicle use a strategy before purchasing. Not everyone’s search strategies are the same, not everyone is looking for the exact type of vehicle. Some automobile companies sent out surveys to some of their customers for a 3 month span to see how satisfied they were with the new vehicles and what the new vehicle may not have had that the consumer would have liked. When the surveys were returned they categorized the responses to see where improvements could be made to accommodate more people. The next peer-reviewed article pertained to how well auto incentives increase business. This article was in...
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...Sampling and Data Collection Plan QNT/561 Sampling and Data Collection Plan Newshore Medical Center is a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products that sells products to medical facilities throughout the United States. Our products encompass all aspects of life, from newborns to aging adults. Newshore Medical Center manufactures products from nutrition, medical supplies, and pharmaceuticals. The company recently incorporated a new division to manufacture diagnostic products. The goals of and objectives of data collection is to understand if a larger sales team would benefit for growth in the New England market. To do this we reached out to our customers in the New England area with a phone call and conducted a brief survey. The goal of the survey was to understand what was their preferred provider, and why. Was it cost? Availability of product? The real question we need answered above all is it because we need to have a more accommodating sales team for just that area. All data collection and measurement has been accurate and stable. Newshore Medical Center has 3,000 customers they supply to in the New England area. We were able to reach 75% of those customers. That is 2,250 customers that we were able to survey. The survey was approximately 15 minutes long. Out of the 2,250 customers, regions are formed to understand if one region is different than another. The regions include northern Maine, southern Maine, Costal Maine, east Massachusetts, west Massachusetts...
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...Sampling and Data Collection Plan The Human Resource Manager for Save-More believes that employees on the back shift are less satisfied than employees on the front shift. The organization defines the front shift as 7am to 7pm, with the back shift covering 7pm to 7am. To determine if this belief is accurate, Save-More will collect a validation survey questionnaire from all employees. As satisfaction is abstract, responses from the employees are operationalized to Very Satisfied, Satisfied, In Different, Dissatisfied, and Very Dissatisfied. Dependent and Independent Variables, Hypothesis, and Research Question For this project, the dependent variable (DV) is employee satisfaction and the independent variable (IV) is a specific shift. The hypotheses are as follows: H1: There is a relationship between employee satisfaction (DV) and specific shift (IV). Ho: There is no relationship between employee satisfaction (DV) and specific shift (IV). The research question states; is there a direct correlation between an employee’s satisfaction level (DV) and the specific shift worked, such as front or back shift (IV)? Population, Target Population, and Reasoning The survey will be provided to employees via the intranet, with a completion timeframes of seven days. The population size is 134 Save-More employees. The target population is front shift and back shift employees. The survey respondents are full-time employees with of minimum of 6 months employment. Sampling Element ...
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...Data Collection Introduction Review of Literature The first peer-reviewed article was showing how in the 1950s, SUV’s (sport utility vehicle) sales increased tremendously with baby boomers. People were in need of larger vehicles to accommodate their entire family. This was not just for domestic vehicles this also included foreign vehicle. With so many people interested in purchasing the SUV’s, this led to other car companies designing more comfortable, larger vehicles. Another peer-reviewed article was in regards to the searching strategies people used before actually purchasing a new vehicle. Not everyone can walk into a dealership and know exactly what they are looking for in their price range and it is readily available. That is why most people before purchasing a vehicle use a strategy before purchasing. Not everyone’s search strategies are the same, not everyone is looking for the exact type of vehicle. Some automobile companies sent out surveys to some of their customers for a 3 month span to see how satisfied they were with the new vehicles and what the new vehicle may not have had that the consumer would have liked. When the surveys were returned they categorized the responses to see where improvements could be made to accommodate more people. The next peer-reviewed article pertained to how well auto incentives increase business. This article was in reference to finding out if car incentives and manufacturer rebates increased sales of vehicles. It started with one...
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...and Data Collection To purchase this visit here: http://mindsblow.us/question_des/BSHS435Week2SamplingandDataCollection/2788 Contact us at: help@mindblows.us BSHS 435 Week 2 Sampling and Data Collection in Research Paper BSHS 435 Week 2 • Student described observation and measurement as they relate to human services research. • Student addressed each of the following points in the paper: o Sampling • What is the purpose of sampling? • How can you avoid bias when selecting samples for human services research? o Data Collection • Describe the scales of measurement used in research • What are the types of reliability? Provide examples of the types of reliability as they apply to human services research or to human services management research. • What are the types of validity? Provide examples of these types of validity as they apply to human services research or to human services management research. • Why is it important to ensure that data collection methods and instruments are both reliable and valid? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of: Telephone surveys Online surveys Focus groups Surveys via websites Which of the above examples of survey research you would like to use if you are collecting data and why? • The paper is 700 to 1,050 words in length. • The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points. • The conclusion is logical, flows, and reviews the major points. BSHS 435 Week 2 Sampling and Data Collection ...
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...Data Collection Data Collection Ballard Integrated Managed Services Inc. (BMIS) located in New York city is a nationwide organization that specializes in providing services such as housekeeping and foodservices to 22 of Fortunes top 100 companies. Their clientele also consists of over 100 firms, 16 major universities, 14 medical centers, as well as 3 regional airports. BMIS is broken down into three divisions’ hospitality, food service, and physical plant maintenance, it also employees both full and part time workers. Recently, within the past four months general manger Barbara Tucker has noticed the turnover rate within her three divisions has reached over 64% annually as compared to the average rate between 55%and 60% (University of Phoenix, 2011, BIMS, Inc. Part I). The company moral at BMIS has reached an all time low and management has not improved its relationship with employee’s .Could this be one of the reason behind the increasing turnover rate? There has also been an increased usage of paid time off (PTO). The purpose of this research analysis is to find a solution to the increasing turnover rate as well as help improve company moral and get divisions at BMIS back on track. Instrument Design The data collection instrument used in this analysis was a survey. A survey can be defined as a tool used to collect information by asking questions recording responses on individual opinions and attitudes. BMIS administered a survey to allow...
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...Data Collection QNT/351 July 10, 2014 There are many times when companies have to collect data to come to a conclusion about an issue. The data may be collected from their employers, their competition or their consumers. BIMS saw that there had been an average turnover that was larger then what the company had seen in the past. Human Resources decided that they would conduct a survey to see what had changed in the company from the employee’s point of view. They attached each survey to the pay checks to ensure that each person received one, and waited for the response. Overview of the Situation The issue presented by BIMS employee turnover was a problem because when a company has a high turnover they put more money into the hiring and training process of new employees. The purpose was to understand what had happened in the last four months that had causes the increase in turnovers. The research questions were based on employee satisfaction within their departments. The data collected was going to be used to aide in the hypothesis that the turnover rate had increased because employee’s morals had decreased ("Develop A Research Proposal", 2014). The Types of Data and How They Were Collected The data that was conducted in the BIMS, Inc. was an employee evaluation, which consisted of both quantitative and qualitative statistics. By giving employees self-assessment will help them provide the necessary information...
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...Introduction This report will give an overview of the aim behind collecting data, types of data collected, methods used and how the collection of the data supports the department’s practices. It will also give a brief outlook on the importance of legislation in recording, storing and accessing data. Why Organisations Need to Collect Data To satisfy legal requirement: every few months there is some request from the government sector to gather, maintain and reports lots of information back to them on how many people do we have in the organization, working hours, how much our expenses for the whole year, we should keep data stored in case information is needed to defend the company legal actions that could arise at any time To provide documentation in the event of a claim: safety legislation and health required that require that records are kept of accidents , whenever an employee make claims to employment tribunals and the employer need to defend such a case he will demands on the accuracy and comprehensive of personal records To provide the organization with information to make decision: since the computer software is developed the information is more readily available, will aid identify problems and helps in taking decision in relation to promotion and salary increases. Types of data that is collected within the organization and how each supports HR or L&D practices There are 2 types of Data that is collected by HR Functions and below is a description of each explaining...
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...Data is collected, stored and recorded for the reasons outlined below; This is so that it can be used as a point of reference or to retrieve information whenever there may be a need for it. Accurate records are kept in order to help the company make decisions when issues or queries arise in relation to each employee. The keeping records is to ensure that a complete and comprehensive employment history of each employee is readily available for as long as it is needed, and that the information contained in personnel records supports the management, payment and development of staff. Other key objectives of personnel records management are to enable accurate information by creating and protecting human resource records as reliable evidence. Certain information is needed as a legal requirement. Personal details of employees are kept for payroll and HMRC purposes and to show that the minimum wage is being paid. Data is also kept in the form of time sheets to show the amount of hours employees are working in reference to The Working Time Regulations 1998 to show they are not doing more than 48 hours per week and in receipt of holiday pay. There are also opt out forms for staff to complete if they wish to work more than 48 hours per week. Records of employee sickness are kept and this helps HR manage attendance and identify patterns of staff absence Contact detail forms are given to all employees so that they can inform us not only their address but their...
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...Underwater Archaeology Data Collection by means of ROVs G. Conte, S. M. Zanoli, D. Scaradozzi and L. Gambella (gconte, s.zanoli, d.scaradozzi)@univpm.it; gambella@diiga.univpm.it Abstract This work describes the procedures and methodology employed for gathering data from submerged sites of archaeological interest. Main objectives are to develop, test and validate solutions that simplify the work of archaeologist by employing unmanned robotic vehicles and automatic procedures that can be applied to deep water sites that are not reachable by divers. This activity is part of the European Research Projects VENUS and Newton UPGRADE and this work is about operations and tests carried out in the field of the Underwater Laboratory Project of Marlin Tremiti diving center in San Nicola Island, Tremiti Archipelago, Italy. Problem Statement The problem concerns the design, test and development of a set of Amphora procedures and best practices for collecting data from underwater archaeological sites by employing robotic vehicles and automatic devices under the supervision of archaeologists and engineers, possibly in cooperation, under some circumstances, with diROV vers. The kind of data one wants to get while navigating consists, essentially, of a set of geo-referenced pictures in photogrammetric quality in order to construct a 3D model of the explored area in a virtual environment with a specified level of precision. LabView softwares and suitable dll function perform all this...
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...3RAI Activity 1 It is essential that organisations collect HR and learning and development data. By collecting it on a company’s workforce, HR departments are able to analyse the data and take action to benefit the whole organisation. Reasons why organisation collect data: * Organisations collect data to evaluate performance. Organisational performance is linked to the Quality of people that an organisation employs and what they do at work. You can have the best equipment and the best up-to-date processes, but if you don’t have the right number of people, who knows their job and are performing well at work, the organisation will not function properly. * Legal requirements. To prove that all the employees is eligible to work in UK. To prove that the organisation is hiring at an equal opportunity standard. Also, to manage employees payroll. Types of data to be collected * Labour turnover. Organisations collect this data to count and analyse the percentage of staff that leaves in a year. If the figure you get is quite big, then, clearly something is not right. Decisions has to be made and actions has to be taken. * Exit interview information. I believe it is quite useful and important to do understand why people are leaving. * Staff contact details. To ensure HR department or/and line manager can get in touch with the employee. In other words allows to communicate with employees. Methods of storing records Integrated computerised records ...
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...5.2. Data collection Data collection involves the collection of data by using different methods of data-collecting tools. There are two methods for collecting data in scientific research: primary data collection method and secondary data collection. Primary data are sets of data researchers collect from participants and secondary data are sets of data researchers collect from literatures, document from precedent researches and using internet. Primary data collection for quantitative studies consists of interviews, questionnaire survey and observational method. But here the researcher used questionnaire survey to collect data. A total of 25 participants were selected using convenience sampling method. Participants included first, second, third...
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...Basic Principles of Data Data collection is an important activity in every sector including the health sector. The basic principles of data collection include the acquisition of public health data and its legitimate use or disclosure. The data collection programs should also involve collecting minimal personal information to be applied in the surveys. The data collection programs should use strong and effective policies to ensure that privacy and confidentiality of personal data are not infringed (Cdc.gov, 2015). The data collection activity should also ensure that they respect the rights of patients, individuals or even communities involved in the data collection. The data collection activity should ensure that the whole process upholds the desired level of quality. The period of reporting and presenting the results should also be predetermined in advance. Data collection should also ensure that the data is legitimately used and that it entails the creation of data-use agreements. The collected data should be kept securely and analyzed efficiently. The end users of the data should also ensure that the data is analyzed and recommendations made (Cdc.gov, 2015). In the health sector, it is crucial to measure the performance of patient care and their services using the best methods and tools. It helps in establishing the effects of healthcare on the expected outcomes. The processes also assist in determining the level to which the health care aligns to the methods being applied...
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...Sampling and Data Collection Plan Erin Kenerly, Vanneca Phelps, Dorothy Rae, Debra Simmons QNT 561 November 3rd, 2014 Kevin Masick In Team A’s scenario, the independent variable consists of the age group of respondents measured from Generation X,Y, and Baby Boomers, while the dependent variable measures the generated sales from each of the aforementioned groups. It is extremely important to use the proper population and determine the accurate size. Once the population has been identified it is then necessary to downsize the population into a specific sample group. Addressing the population, sample, validity, ethical concerns, and data collection will create a detailed plan in which to follow during the research process. Customers are the gauge and guide in any business therefore when conducting survey one must ensure that the information is accurate; and seeks to refute any opposing idea. Based on the finding management will be able to make decisions that derives from the customer base. The grass roots customers are the ones that will assist in getting the message out, the power of the consumer should never be taken for granted. Baby boomers are fiercely brand loyal and Drink Up became part of their identity. The soft drink was sold on the premise of making them happy, evoking a smile, it was the American way. Over the years cokes sales have been falling off due to their consumer base being more health conscious. According to (Esterl 2011) "About 60% of Drink...
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