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In this chapter, we explore unobtrusive methods of collecting data. Unobtrusive research refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality ...
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Without unobtrusive research we might be inclined to think...
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Unobtrusive methods are strategies in which the researcher examines evidence of people’s behaviour or attitudes rather than interacting directly with those being studied. A reactive method is one that directly involves a research participant, who may react to being in a study based on how questions are asked (e.g., in a survey) or due to the presence of a researcher (e.g., in an experiment).
Unobtrusive research refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (i.e., these methods are not “obtrusive”). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they do not require the researcher to interact with the ...
Jan 13, 2019 · Abstract. Unobtrusive methods use ways of collecting data that do not involve the direct elicitation of information from research participants. They are useful in situations where it might be dangerous or difficult to question respondents directly or where, for one reason or another, using self-report methods will not yield reliable information.
- r.m.lee@rhul.ac.uk
Unobtrusive research refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality that they do not require the researcher to interact with the people ...
- Matthew DeCarlo
- 2018
Unobtrusive research (or unobtrusive measures) is a method of data collection used primarily in the social sciences. The term unobtrusive measures was first coined by Webb, Campbell, Schwartz, & Sechrest in a 1966 book titled Unobtrusive Measures: Nonreactive Research in the Social Sciences. [1] The authors described methodologies which do not ...
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74. Unobtrusive Methods. This section focuses on how to gather data unobtrusively and what to do with those data once they have been collected. There are a variety of ways of gathering data unobtrusively. For these purposes we will focus on three: content analysis, physical trace, and archival methods.
