Using diaries to collect data in phenomenological research

Using diaries to collect data in resource-poor settings: questions on design and implementation.

Diaries, as a tool for data collection, have been around for some time. Lessons shared to date come from disparate settings and there remains a degree of ambiguity regarding the value of diaries, particularly in resource-poor settings where populations are often illiterate and highly mobile. We recently designed a pictorial diary for the collection of data on household consumption and expenditu...

Using Internet/Intranet Web Pages to Collect Organizational Research Data

Using Phenomenological Research to Drive Dynamic Modeling

One of the most difficult aspects in mathematical modeling and simulation is developing data to drive models and learning. This is particularly difficult when the subject involves intangible variables and concepts such as stress and perceptions that are difficult to ascribe a quantitative value to. This paper provides a description of how qualitative data collected during in depth phenomenologi...

pattern recognition in maintenance data using methodologies data minitng (cade study isfahan regional power electric company)

فعالیت های نگهداری و تعمیرات اطلاعاتی را تولید می کند که می تواند در تعیین زمان های بیکاری و ارایه یک برنامه زمان بندی شده یا تعیین هشدارهای خرابی به پرسنل نگهداری و تعمیرات کمک کند. وقتی که مقدار داده های تولید شده زیاد باشند، فهم بین متغیرها بسیار مشکل می شوند. این پایان نامه به کاربردی از داده کاوی برای کاوش پایگاه های داده چندبعدی در حوزه نگهداری و تعمیرات، برای پیدا کردن خرابی هایی که موجب...

The ethics of using the internet to collect qualitative research data

Introduction The internet is an invaluable resource for recruiting research participants, especially for studies that require recruitment of clinical or hard to find populations. Indeed, the prevalence of topic specific online message boards and e-mail lists, provides researchers with a ready-made sampling frame that they can utilize to access participants who are interested, affiliated and con...