Exploring technical aspects of developing Internet-based instruments in quantitative research
Year: 2008
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In the administration of quantitative research instruments it has been customary to use 'pencil and paper' forms, with the researcher distributing forms, collating the responses and supervising data entry into a structured database. The advancements in connected-computer technologies and statistical software applications offer quantitative researchers a more streamlined method for the collection, storage, manipulation and dissemination of data. These advancements have made it possible to dispose of, in appropriate studies, 'paper-and-pencil' instruments and manual data entry. However, the use of the internet, as with any method of collecting data, does have limitations and many of these are technical. This paper explores the technical issues associated with the development of connected-computer, quantitative instruments.
Author: John Clayton
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G7200221154
OpenAlex ID: W3128805