Question

Pretend that you are a researcher, conducting a study using the research question that you have developed for your review. Describe how the data might look if collected by observation, face to face interview, questionnaire using a Likert scale and open-ended questionnaire. Describe one of the questions or items that you might pose to the participants for each method. Which method would work best and why?

Answer 1

Observation method : It gives a suggestion from one end that is bybthe observer(researcher end),will be one way

E.g.,Assessing the physical appearance and changes in a cancer patient?

Face to face interview :The data exchange happens between both ends,but is little uncomfortably when collecting data of intimacy or confidentiality in relation to the research topic

E.g.,How about your relationship with this deadly disease?

Is there a family history of cancer?

Questionnaire method:The most frequently used one in reserach ,a question has multiple choice to answer ,but it has a limitation that the subject's are not supposed or given an opportunity to provide their suggestions

E.g.,What is cancer?

a.abnormal division of cells

b.communicable disease

c.can be cured completely

d.none of the above

e. All of the above

Open-ended question :This is one where the participants gives their suggestions, ideas,points on a given topic.The end result are identified on probabilities.Here subjects cannot go for yes or no answeres ratge an explanation is expected

E.g.,Can you say something about cancer?

In this type of research an open ended question works best for the subjects to express their feelings,beliefs ,ideas and thoughts about the disease.