Week Two Paper
Data input is very important, will be reviewing the following types of data gathering
And explain what method of data input would be best for each of the following; printed questionnaires, telephone surveys, bank checks, retail tags, long documents.
Printed Questionnaires: computers have been always a great asset in today's modern world. A computer keyboard is one of the best known input devices in current use. (Statistics Canada, 2006).Batch keying use of a computer keyboard to enter data which is best used for large surveys. Tally charts can also be used implementing information gathered with either word processor or Microsoft excel. Computer technology plays a huge roll in accurately retrieving this type of data gathering.
Telephone surveys; can be interactively captured (Touch-tone) keypad .This method of data gathering is referred to as intelligent keying (Statistics Canada, 2006). The interviewer can manually input the answer choice into the......
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