chapter 6
MKT 4461: QUALITATIVE MARKET RESEARCH ChapTER 6 KEY: QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION AIDS DR. RIKA HOUSTON CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Qualitative Data Collection: The Researcher is the (Primary) Instrument ■ The quality and insightfulness of the data obtained depends on the skills of the researcher ■ Qualitative Data Collection Aids ■ Audio recording ■ Still photography ■ Audio-video recording ■ Participant-provided materials ■ Other high tech and low tech data and devices Qualitative Data Collection Aids: Audio Recording ■ Primary Purpose: record the interview ■ Secondary Purpose: rough field notes ■ Rough Field Notes – ‘Dumping’ of your recollections and impressions – Subjective notes to yourself – Tentative notes to yourself about emerging interpretations – VERY IMPORTANT: complete as soon as possible after an interview or observation Qualitative Data Collection Aids: Field Notes ■ N...