DATA COLLECTION TOOLS

DR. SSEKAWU CHARLES (MPS)

D. PHARM, B. PHARM, PGDME, MSC.
PHARMACOLOGY(On going )
 Topics Covered
• Concept of Data Collection
• Types of Data
• Issues to be Considered for Data Collection
• Methods of Primary Data Collection
• Questionnaire Method
• Interviews Method
• Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
• Participatory Rural Appraisal/ Assessment (PRA)
• Rapid Rural Appraisal/ Assessment (RRA)
• 9Observation Method
• Survey Method
• Case Study Method
• Case Study Method
 Topics Covered
• Diaries Method
• Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
• Activity Sampling Technique
• Memo Motion Study
• Process Analysis
• Link Analysis
• Time and Motion Study
• Experimental Method
• Statistical Method
• Methods of Secondary Data Collection
• Methods of Legal Research
 DATA COLLECTION
• is the process of gathering and measuring
information on variables of interest, in an
established systematic fashion that enables
one to answer stated research questions, test
hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes
 TYPES OF DATA
Qualitative Data
• are mostly non-numerical
• usually descriptive or nominal in nature.
• Data collected are in the form of words and sentences.
Often e.g feelings, emotions, or subjective perceptions of
something.
• It address the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of a program and tend to
use unstructured methods of data collection to fully
explore the topic.
• Qualitative questions are open-ended.
• Qualitative methods include focus groups, group
discussions and interviews
Qualitative data is characterized by