HLTB15H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Structural Analysis, Audion, Data Analysis
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Hltb15 lecture 4 documents in health research. Good for records of how processe are. Can calso include : photos, film, audion, video. Document can be a body of data in words or other form. Could be anything, peronal letter, diaries, films, audio, video , People naturally do and already exists (records ) Data analysis of documents that already exit. Types: diaries of symptoms, medical record. Limitations: limited by the quality of the original documents, research questions may be narrow cannot find out more, recreated or photocopy are not best legible form. Data analysis on documents that the research helps to create. Limitations: researcher can influence the way the document is created, participants may give answers based on what they the researchers wants, omit important information. People creating the documents has ultimate control ownerships. Some cas docments are the only available source of information. When want ot minimize memory or recall problems. Provides way to minimize the intrusiveness of some typ.
