Types of Research Used By Internet Researchers

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surveys offered either a time consuming task management situation for the researcher or a exhaustive compilation and analysis process or both. With the advent and use of internet technology many of these issues can be solved or at least more streamlined and this is especially true for quantitative based surveys. Recruitment for surveys is also eased by the internet. Reasons to research through the use of surveys are many. One of the best reasons include the desire to receive quantitative results on an issue, directly from those affected by that issue. "Crucially, this method produces 'distance' between the original lived experience and the research representative by encoding experience into numbers and statistical relationships. This 'quantitative research' is sometimes thought to be more 'objective' as a result. Surveys trade time for breadth - easier to collect the data, easier to analyze it using IT and math, very large samples are possible." (Pg. 10 of reading)
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can be one of the best ways to find answers to questions about participant perceptions of issues and or occurrences. Though qualitative data may be harder to analyze it is very useful in understanding real people's experiences. "Interviews emphasize the unique perspective of each individual, and are often of value when the subject of research is not 'a person' so much as the 'position' they occupy." (Pg. 10 of provided reading) One on one interviews can be conducted through the internet in a much less formal manner. Previously the interview process was very formal and much time of the trained interviewer was spent attempting to set the interviewee at ease and then weeding out the ...

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