Osborne, Sonya 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-0627 and Schneider, Zevia
(2013)
Quantitative data collection and study validity.
In:
Nursing and midwifery research: methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice.
Mosby Elsevier, Australia, pp. 200-217.
Abstract
The quality of data collection methods selected and the integrity of the data collected are integral to the; quantitative success of a study. This chapter focuses on data collection and study validity. After reading the chapter, readers should be able to define types of data collection methods in quantitative research; list advantages and disadvantages of each method; discuss factors related to internal and external validity; critically evaluate data collection methods and discuss the need to operationalise variables of interest for data collection.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2021 04:58 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2021 23:59 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | data collection methods; quantitative research |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1110 Nursing > 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4205 Nursing > 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/42980 |
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