Understanding Data Collection and Storage

Data is collection is simply how information is gathered.

A data collection is the process of collecting raw material and information on variables of interest.

Data collection is an important aspect of any types of research study. Inaccurate data collection can impact the result of a study and ultimately lead to invalid results.

The main purpose of data collection is to collect quality of information about a particular topic and translate the collection rich data analysis and allow the building of a convincing and credible answer to question that have been posed.

The data collection component of research is common to all field of study including physical and social science, humanities, business, etc.

Different types of data collection

data is initially collected from a given source, whether they are experiments, surveys, or observation and is presented in one of four methods.

1.Textular method

The reader acquires information through reading the gathering data.

2.tabular method

Provides a more precise, systematic and orderly presentation of data in row or columns.

3. semi tabular method

Uses both textual and tabular methods

4 Graphical Method.

The utilization of graphs is most effective methods of visually presenting statistical result or findings.

5. Quantitative and qualitative data type

A).Quantitative data is a numerical measurement expresses not by means of a natural language description, but rather in terms of numbers, however not all the numbers.

B) qualitative data is a categorical measurement expressed not in term of number, but rather by means of a natural language description.

6. Primary data.

Primary data means original data that has been collected specially for the purpose in mind. It means someone collected the data from the original source first hand. Data collected this ways is called primary data.

7. Secondary data.

Secondary data is data that has been collected for another purpose. Its means that one purpose is primary data is another purpose is secondary data. Secondary data is data that is being reused.

Data management

Data collection in the form of email

A computer data base is a good example of data collection of data collection system. Now a days, data base is one of the best method of collection, and also called an automated data collection system. When user need that data, its easy to access and easy to useable.