What Are Modes of Data Collection in Sociological Research?
Methods of research in the field of sociology can be understood according to several distinctions. Survey research: Respondents are asked to answer a structured and standardized set of questions. Surveys can be done using paper and pencil (in person or by mail), computers (with or without the web), or administered by the researcher in person or over the phone. At times survey modes are combined (e.g., phone and computer). Experiments: Data is collected using a highly structured setting (often a laboratory setting) in which variables are systematically changed to observe differences in outcomes do to differences in these independent variables. Some researchers conduct macro experimental sociology—the newest version of which employs the use of the internet as a “laboratory” space. • Evaluation Research: This type of research is an example of research that often cuts across several modes. Although it is not a single mode of data collection, it is highlighted here because it is a true “gro
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