Types of data
What are the two types of data that can be collected?
A good interview should _______________________.
(a) only open-ended
(b) only close-ended
(c) only have questions that generate qualitative data
(d) a mix of open and close-ended questions
(d) a mix of open and close-ended questions
What type of data can be counted, measured and shown using numbers?
Quantitative data
Trevor wants to collect quantitative data about his domestic helper's migration story.
Come up with a relevant interview question that would help Trevor generate quantitative data.
Answers may vary.
E.g. When did you arrive in Hong Kong?
How old were you when you arrived in Hong Kong?
Open-ended questions can generate __________ data.
Qualitative data
Is the following statement true or false:
Interviews can only generate qualitative data.
Explain your answer by using an example.
False - depends on the questions asked
Connect to 5W and H words: Why - more open-ended questions --> qualitative
But "where" and "when" --> more quantitative
Jesse wants to gather data about her classmates' weight. What type of data does she want to gather?
She wants to gather quantitative data.
Hailey wants to interview her grandmother about her migration story from Vietnam to Hong Kong.
Come up with a question related to the key concept PERSPECTIVE.
Answers may vary.
What was it like when you first arrived in Hong Kong?
How did you feel when you first arrived in Hong Kong?
Was it difficult to assimilate/integrate/fit in at first?