Data collection methods by Joana Wensing https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q en-us 2020-11-17 13:04:35 UTC 2025-11-10 14:59:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 4: In Person mmorettidebora https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931451166
Advantages
-assure higher response rate from respondents
-available structured/semi structured interview
-higher quality of data
-more targeted samples



Disadvantages
- costly
-time consuming
-requires more resources (purchase of tablets for CAPI or printing paper questionnaires
-requires enumerator's trainings]]> 2020-11-17 13:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931451166 Group 1: Mail-out joanawensing https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931451187
Advantages
- High external validity (safe environment at home)
- low social desirability
- Higher number of participants can be addressed
- Less employees needed 



Disadvantages
- Expensive 
- Mistakes while filling in questionnaire (understanding questions + mistakes while filling in)
- People may not feel obliged to fill in questionnaire
- Time consuming (relies on speed of mail)
- Digitalizing of data]]> 2020-11-17 13:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931451187 Group 2: Web-based joanawensing https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931465945
Advantages
-  Easy and cheap to organize 
- Easy to reach a lot of people 
- No "interviewer-effect"
- Little time consuming for researcher 
- Online data is easy to analyse (no transcribing, etc.)



Disadvantages
-  Easy to forget or ignore survey requests 
-  Not possible to explain questions of understanding 
- More difficult to reach a lot different people (maybe rather younger than older people)
- More difficult to ask open question 
- Needs control questions, otherwise not clear, whether people answer seriously ]]> 2020-11-17 13:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931465945 Group 3: Telephone joanawensing https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931468097 Advantages
- locally independent 
- direct contact
- clarification 
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Disadvantages
-  expensive 
- time intensive
- limited bodylanguage
- Bother people]]> 2020-11-17 13:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931468097 Group 5: Interviewer-initiated joanawensing https://padlet.com/joanawensing/jrfnz13io9hvng9q/wish/931469336
Advantages
- direct contact to interviewee
- low costs
- random sample (depending on situation)
- natural situation (compared to labour)
- less work intensive 


Disadvantages
- interviewees have low motivation/ low amount of time
-questionnaire needs to be short
- low control for environment
- not all interviewees may know the topic/have opinion
- many people may ignore survey
- sample is bound to local opinions

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