hello :) Introducing qualitative research in the seminar, I was asked a question about the validity of online researches: how may we trust the results, when we don't get non-verbal information and how can we be sure whether the respondent says the truth or lies... I usually use additional methods for validation, such as observation or interviews IRL, but in some cases I (and possibly other researchers too) just trust, what my respondents say and build my conclusions on their words... so I wanted to ask, how do you deal with the question of validity doing the research online? Regards Aurelija Dagilyte
Aurelija, There is a group called online trust: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/online-trust/?yguid=119448557 they have ideas on this, Greetings, Rob. -- D O O R S O F P E R C E P T I O N Wibauthuis, Wibautstraat 3, 1091 GH Amsterdam Tel +31 20 596 3220 Fax +31 20 596 3202 Email: doors7editor@doorsofperception.com http://www.doorsofperception.com http://simsim.rug.ac.be/staff/rob Are you on the Doors mailing list? Register at: http://www.doorsofperception.com/mailinglist
Aurelija asks:
Introducing qualitative research in the seminar, I was asked a question about the validity of online researches: how may we trust the results, when we don't get non-verbal information and how can we be sure whether the respondent says the truth or lies...
That all depends on what kind of results you mean. We can trust what someone emails, when they email it, and the context (thread and posters) in which they post it. Online behavior itself does not need to be validated, does it? - Ellis
EGodard wrote:
Aurelija asks:
Introducing qualitative research in the seminar, I was asked a question about the validity of online researches: how may we trust the results, when we don't get non-verbal information and how can we be sure whether the respondent says the truth or lies...
That all depends on what kind of results you mean. We can trust what someone emails, when they email it, and the context (thread and posters) in which they post it. Online behavior itself does not need to be validated, does it?
- Ellis
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I have to admit, this particular criticism always bothers me. Frankly, its a concern in all research. Why is online considered so much more succeptible to it? I've yet to see anything that suggests people "lie" more online than they "lie" filling out paper and pencil tests or even talking to researchers? If you have references on this topic, I'd be very interested in seeing them. JW -- ============================================================================= John White, Ph.D. | O: 270.745.5867 Associate Professor | F: 270.745.4437 Dept. of Public Health | W: http://www.wku.edu/~whitejb Western Kentucky University | E: john.white@wku.edu =============================================================================
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