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Missing observations, transactions, or trials
Example
: The computer or camera went offline for hours and all the data from that time period
was lost.
Why?
Having a means to capture all data by having redundancy built into the data collection
process will reduce the periods for no data being captured.
A
re You Ready?
Before continuing, you should be able to ...
I can...
OR
Here’s my question...
explain the purpose and reasons why a
survey was designed the way in which it
was designed
differentiate between quantitative and
qualitative data
articulate the major steps in collecting
data through various processes:
surveys, experiments, observations, and
transactions
explain in general why surveys differ
from observations, from experiments, and
from transactions
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How to complete the activity
1. Share your pre-activity experiences to find patterns. Check to see if all four generating data areas are
represented (survey, experiment, transaction, observation).
2. Take time to increase your knowledge about the technical aspects of generating each type of data by
exploring the models.
3. Answer the Critical Thinking Questions.
4. Complete the remainder of this activity (from Demonstrate Your Understanding through Assessing
Your Performance) on your own, or as directed by your instructor.
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odel(s)
Exemplars and representations
Content available online at companion website.
5.1 Data Generation