Techniques of data collection
Key points
- Observation method
- Interview schedule
- Questionnaires
- Case studies
- Participant observation
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- What are the ethical issues that a researcher faces in making use of participant observation as a method of collecting data? Explain.
- Analysethestrengths and weakness of social survey method in social research.
- Bring out the significance of Ethnography in social research.
- “Participants observation is the most effective tool for collecting facts.” Comment.
- In what ways biographies could be used to study social life? Explain.
- Which research technique would be most suitable for the study of consumer behaviour and its social correlates? Explain.