¶ … Data Collection Tool Aggregate
Objective of this paper is to design the data collection tool to be used for the aggregate population. The study uses both survey and semi-structure interview as the data collection tools. The survey is used to collect demographic background of the participants while the study uses the semi-structured interview to collect the health issues of participants.
Data Collection Technique Used
This study uses the mixed method as data collection tool for the aggregate population. The mixed method will combine the strengths of both quantitative and qualitative data collection method to understand the aggregate population. The survey technique is a data collection-gathering tool used to collect data from large population. The quantitative research often uses a survey technique to collect data, and the descriptive statistics are used for the analysis. The results are presented in tables, graphs and charts. A major benefit of survey technique for a data collection is that it could be used to collect data from a large number of people. The survey could also be used to compare control group, and it is fast, appropriate for a researcher with limited resources. Major shortcoming of survey is that it does not allow a researcher to immense in the natural environment of the sample population.
The shortcoming identified in the survey data collection tool makes this paper to consider qualitative research collection method. The qualitative data collection uses the interview to obtain the feedback from participants. Major benefits of qualitative data collection method are that it allows a researcher to collect rich data from participants. Moreover, the researcher will be able to understand the participants better because the data will be collected from their natural environment. Major shortcoming of qualitative research is that it is time-consuming and sometimes expensive. It is not appropriate for a researcher with limited resources.
Design of Data Collection Tool
The data collection tool consists of two parts. The first part collects the demographic background of participants, which include name, birth date, gender, ethnicity, employment status and educational level. The second part of the questionnaire focuses on the health issues consistence...
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