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5 - Data Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2022

Isabel Wagner
Isabel Wagner
Affiliation:
De Montfort University, Leicester
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This chapter describes methods for executing the designed experiment and recording the response variables. The ethical implications of the experiment have to be considered before starting data collection, with the aim to minimize harmful impacts. Various data sources and data collection methods are available: archival data sources, passive data collection, active data collection with methods to influence input variables, data collection from mobile apps, and data collection via crowdsourcing. The chapter also describes methods to store the collected data.

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ethical considerationsdata sourcespassive data collectionactive data collectioncrowdsourcingdata storage
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Auditing Corporate Surveillance Systems
Research Methods for Greater Transparency
 , pp. 101 - 124
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Data Collection
  • Isabel Wagner, De Montfort University, Leicester
  • Book: Auditing Corporate Surveillance Systems
  • Online publication: 24 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946940.008
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  • Data Collection
  • Isabel Wagner, De Montfort University, Leicester
  • Book: Auditing Corporate Surveillance Systems
  • Online publication: 24 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946940.008
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  • Data Collection
  • Isabel Wagner, De Montfort University, Leicester
  • Book: Auditing Corporate Surveillance Systems
  • Online publication: 24 March 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108946940.008
Available formats
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