Book contents
- Studying Primates
- Studying Primates
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Asking Questions about Primates
- 2 Ethics in Primatology
- 3 Keeping Science Healthy: Research Integrity
- 4 Inclusive Science
- 5 Understanding Statistical Evidence
- 6 Communicating Ideas in Writing
- 7 Introduction to the Primates
- 8 Why Study Primates?
- 9 Identifying a Research Question
- 10 Finding Out What We Know
- 11 Reading Journal Articles
- 12 Formulating Hypotheses and Predictions and Designing a Study
- 13 Observing and Manipulating
- 14 Choosing Measures
- 15 Planning Data Analysis
- 16 Sampling and Statistical Power
- 17 Checking Feasibility and Finalising Your Plans
- 18 Writing a Research Proposal
- 19 Collecting Data
- 20 Conducting Fieldwork
- 21 Analysing and Interpreting Data
- 22 Writing a Scientific Report
- 23 Submitting to a Peer-Reviewed Journal
- 24 Presenting Your Work at a Conference
- 25 Conclusions
- Index
- References
19 - Collecting Data
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2019
Book contents
- Studying Primates
- Studying Primates
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Asking Questions about Primates
- 2 Ethics in Primatology
- 3 Keeping Science Healthy: Research Integrity
- 4 Inclusive Science
- 5 Understanding Statistical Evidence
- 6 Communicating Ideas in Writing
- 7 Introduction to the Primates
- 8 Why Study Primates?
- 9 Identifying a Research Question
- 10 Finding Out What We Know
- 11 Reading Journal Articles
- 12 Formulating Hypotheses and Predictions and Designing a Study
- 13 Observing and Manipulating
- 14 Choosing Measures
- 15 Planning Data Analysis
- 16 Sampling and Statistical Power
- 17 Checking Feasibility and Finalising Your Plans
- 18 Writing a Research Proposal
- 19 Collecting Data
- 20 Conducting Fieldwork
- 21 Analysing and Interpreting Data
- 22 Writing a Scientific Report
- 23 Submitting to a Peer-Reviewed Journal
- 24 Presenting Your Work at a Conference
- 25 Conclusions
- Index
- References
Summary
Data collection is fun and exciting. It can also be difficult and dull at times. Things don’t always go to plan (ask other researchers about projects that didn’t work – we all have plenty of examples). In this chapter, I cover the importance of monitoring the progress of your project, being flexible and open to opportunities, being prepared for the unforeseen, collecting data rigorously and systematically, keeping data and samples safe, and being considerate of other people.
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- Studying PrimatesHow to Design, Conduct and Report Primatological Research, pp. 241 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
References
19.9 Further Reading
Caro, TM, Roper, R, Young, M, Dank, GR. 1979. Inter-observer reliability. Behaviour 69: 303–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853979X00520. How and why we measure inter-observer reliability. Focusses on measuring behaviour.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Holman, L, Head, ML, Lanfear, R, Jennions, MD. 2015. Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: Why we need blind data recording. PLOS Biology 13: e1002190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002190. Shows that blind data collection is rare in the life sciences, provides evidence that this leads to bias, and proposes methods to address this.Google Scholar