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  2. Participant observation - Wikipedia

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    Participant observation is one type of data collection method by practitioner-scholars typically used in qualitative research and ethnography.This type of methodology is employed in many disciplines, particularly anthropology (including cultural anthropology and ethnology), sociology (including sociology of culture and cultural criminology), communication studies, human geography, and social ...

  3. Ethnographic realism - Wikipedia

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    Within the field of anthropology and other social sciences, ethnography is a form of research that relies on a range of sources of data, but usually tends to rely mainly on participant observation. However, the term also refers to the product of this type of research, which of course normally takes a textual form.

  4. Netnography - Wikipedia

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    It is a specific set of research practices related to data collection, analysis, research ethics, and representation, rooted in participant observation that can be conceptualized into three key stages: investigation, interaction, and immersion.

  5. Ethnography - Wikipedia

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    As ethnographers' skills in observation and collection of data vary by individual, what is depicted in ethnography can never be the whole picture. "The Unobtrusive Ethnographer" – As a "participant" in the scene, the researcher will always have an effect on the communication that occurs within the research site.

  6. Observational techniques - Wikipedia

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    Observational research is a method of data collection that has become associated with qualitative research. [1] Compared with quantitative research and experimental research, observational research tends to be less reliable but often more valid [citation needed]. The main advantage of observational research is flexibility.

  7. Qualitative research in criminology - Wikipedia

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    Participant observation can take many forms, but generally it will take one of the three following: Complete observation – In this form of participant observation, the researcher is completely removed from the activity they are observing. All of the individuals they interact with are fully aware that they are a researcher conducting ...

  8. Online ethnography - Wikipedia

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    Cyber-ethnography attempts to adapt participant-observation procedures such as making cultural entrée, collecting and analyzing data, and conducting ethical research to these computer-mediated contingencies. [citation needed] Cyber-ethnography has significantly developed with the emergence of new technologies.

  9. Observer bias - Wikipedia

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    Observational data forms the foundation of a significant body of knowledge. Observation is a method of data collection and falls into the category of qualitative research techniques. There are a number of benefits of observation, including its simplicity as a data collection method and its usefulness for hypotheses.