Checklist for the Documentation of Data Collection
Here you find a checklist that may help you in writing your Documentation of Data Collection.*
Sampling
- Methodology of sampling and its rationale; if applicable, information on corrections during the research process or after the pretest
- In case of research collaborations and/or international projects, specifications should be described; if different approaches were necessary, the differences should be; this may also include different legal situations and licensing obligations in the participating countries
Description of survey group
- Description of case characteristics
- Sociodemographic data
- Regional and social positioning
- Declaration about informed consent
Methods & Data compilation
- Explanation of method selection
- Information on preparation & implementation
- Information on guideline design and pretest
- Specifications about interviewers and their preparation
Interpretation & Data quality
- Description of evaluation method
- Coding, QDA-software, code-lists
- description of the labour division in case of teamwork
- Feedback effects of findings on the research process
- Validity evaluation measures
Data security, protection & privacy
- Explanation on the procedure for anonymization
Reference framework
- Presentation of the literature and other sources of information used for the study; bearing in mind that secondary use may be far in the future.
Other
- Ethical considerations
- Empirical challenges
The checklist can be downloaded here.
*based on Susanne Kretzer (2013): Infrastruktur für qualitative Forschungsprimärdaten – Zum Stand des Aufbaus eines Datenmanagementsystems von Qualiservice. In: Huschka, D. et al.: Forschungsinfrastrukturen für die qualitative Sozialforschung. Berlin: Scivero.
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