Exam 22: The Ten Commandments of Data Collection

You should personally train people to collect or transfer your data if you want to be confident that they understand the data collection process as well as you do.

Practicing with _______ data can help you make sure that it is easy to go from your original scoring sheets to the data collection form.

When you think about the type of data you are going to collect, it is also important to think about the _______ of the data.

Always make a duplicate copy of the data file.

Once you get in the habit of _______ possible participants, it may become too easy to cut a sample down to too small a size.

______ when and where you will be collecting your data.

Try to follow up on subjects who missed their ______.

You should always make a _______ of your data file and keep it in a separate location.

Never ______ the original data, such as the test booklets, interview notes, and so forth.

When you think about a research question, it is also important to think about the type of data you will have to collect to answer that question.