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Process of Data Collection

The document outlines the key steps involved in the process of data collection for research studies: 1) operationally defining the data to be collected, 2) selecting appropriate data collection methods, 3) selecting or developing data collection instruments, 4) trying out instruments and procedures, 5) developing supportive forms and procedures, 6) training data collectors, 7) informing local authorities and obtaining permission, and 8) collecting and managing the data. The process ensures researchers gather all necessary information in a systematic and ethical manner.

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Process of Data Collection

The document outlines the key steps involved in the process of data collection for research studies: 1) operationally defining the data to be collected, 2) selecting appropriate data collection methods, 3) selecting or developing data collection instruments, 4) trying out instruments and procedures, 5) developing supportive forms and procedures, 6) training data collectors, 7) informing local authorities and obtaining permission, and 8) collecting and managing the data. The process ensures researchers gather all necessary information in a systematic and ethical manner.

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PROCESS OF DATA COLLECTION

Presented by
Samjhana Neupane
Msc.Nursing 1st year
Introduction:

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Data collection is a long and tedious process, which is generally done by
researchers themselves in small size studies; however, in large size studies, data
collectors are used by the investigators for data collection.
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Each study has different type of data to be collected and involves following
steps.
STEPS
Operationally defining the data to be collected.

Selecting appropriate methods of data collection.

Selecting and developing data collection instruments.

Try out of data collection instruments and procedure.


Developing data collection supportive forms and
procedure.

Training of data collectors.

Inform the local authority for data collection and obtain


due permission.

Data collection and data management.


1) Operationally defining the data to be collected.
 It is essential for researcher to identify and clearly define the data
to be collected in the study.
 Researcher must identify the nature of data to be collected
whether they are quantative or qualitative in nature.
 Identifying the nature of data to be collected and operationally
defining them help the researcher in easy and effective selection
of methods and instruments of data collection.
2) Selecting Appropriate Methods Of Data Collection:
 After clearly identifying and defining the data to be collected; the
next step of data collection is to select appropriate methods of
data collection.
 There are different methods of data collection available such as
self reporting methods ( questionnaire,interviews, observations )
and so on.
 Researcher has to select most suitable methods of data collection
based on the nature of data to be collected.
3) Selecting Or Developing Data Collection Instruments:
 Once researcher makes a choice about most appropriate method
of data collection, the next step is to identify an existing tools for
data collection, which can be used for present study.
 In case, the existing tools does not exactly suit the present data
collection needs, it can be modified based on the needs of the
present study.
 However, if no existing suitable tool is available for data
collection for the present study; then researcher has to develop a
new tools for data collection.
 New tools may be developed with help of literature review and
experts.
 The modified tools or newly developed tools has to be given
experts for ensuring the validity of data collection tools.
4) Try out of data collection instruments and procedure:
• Researcher either chose a data collection instrument, modify an
existing tool or develop a new data collection tool and decide the
data collection methodology, which need to be tried out to
identify practical difficulties may be faced in data collection
procedure and modifications are made accordingly in the data
collection instrument, as well as data collection methodology.
 The data collected during try out are also used for calculating the
reliability of modified or newly developed instrument and further
changes and retry out may be carried out based on calculated
reliability.
5) Developing data collection supportive forms and procedure:
• Once researcher has a valid and reliable data collection
instrument ready, he or she also prepares supportive forms
needed for the data collection such as informed consent,
administrative permission letters, list, contact details of
participants and so on.
6) Training of data collectors:

• Investigators involve data collectors in most of the large studies.

• These data collectors need different levels of training based on their prior
experience of data collection.

• Training usually covers both general procedures ( such as how to conduct a


data collection interview) and the specific to particular study ( such as how
to administer particular specialized data collection instruments).
• Generally , a training manual is used for training of data collectors, which
includes background information of study ( introduction,aim, objectives,
hypothesis, methodology), general instruction of data collection and all the
copies of data collection instruments and other supportive forms.
7) Inform The Local Authority For Data Collection And Obtain
Due Permission:
• Before actual data collection begins, it is responsibility of the
investigators to inform the local authority in command and obtain
their permission for data collection , so that their support and
cooperation can be obtained.
8) Data collection and data management:
• The final step in the procedure of data collection is data
collection and data management where consent is obtained and
data are collected carefully and if needed changes are made in
data collection methodologies based on ongoing needs of data
collection procedure.
• For example: a researcher planned to undertake a phenomenological
study of pregnancy experience of women in prison, had obtained
permission to tape record interviews with pregnant inmates.
• When time came to begins the interviews, the warden informed her that
prison rules prohibited her from taking taped interviews from the
prison. The researcher need to come up with an alternate plan of
recording data such as using hard bound note books for recording
experience of inmates. Each participant should be carefully approached
and data are to be collected in complete form and entered into the
coding sheet( manual or computer), so that at the end , data will be
ready for analysis without any delay or problem.
• SUMMARY
• CONCLUSION
References:

• Sharma .K.S. (2018).Nursing Research and Statistics.RELX India


Pvt.Ltd. Page no:335-336

• Patel.P.S and Singh.B. (2072). Nursing Research and Biostatistics. 1st


edition. Samiksha Publication Pvt.Ltd. Page no 141-142.

• https://www.slideshare.net/muhammedsabithk/methods-of-data-
collection-research-methodology

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