Quantitative Methods and Analysis
Unit 1 DB
Leonidas Murembya
July 22, 2013
My first choice is the face-to-face data collection method.The population health surveys trend to rely on five main methods of data collection, the one that I am doing is the Face-to-Face interview. Most of them in this study chose to do the face-to-face interview. The face-to-face is also known as FTF. The face-to-face interview method was done on the Population Surveys of Children’s Health and Wellbeing: Parental Views on Data Collection Content and Methods. (Waters, E., Davis, E (Nee Maher) & Mehmet-Radji, O., 2005-206). The face-to-face interview method could be done one on one or in a group setting. This study had been done on a group from Australian families with the children ranging from zero to twelve years of age. The face-to-face interview method is on their health status in which it has four subgroups for it, one is the health and wellbeing, the second one is the growth and development, third one is the mortality, the fourth one is morbidity and disability, as well as the fifth one is the safety and security. However, other professionals, such as doctors, do other studies and then there are also other kinds of face-to-face interview methods as well depending on what they are looking for in the child. There are several pros and cons for a face-to-face interview method. The cons would be that you would have a variety of communication (technology) (Editorial Board 2012). Then you would have a variation of the time and of the place for the interviewer as well as the participant, then third you would have some additional time if you would need to take some notes instead of having to record the interview. The face-to-face method pros would be that you are able to record the interview; you would be able to end the interview at any time. Then lastly, your participant could have