Author Question: Ethnographic studies have been incorporated within health care settings by informaticians to glean ... (Read 43 times)

ashley · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Ethnographic studies have been incorporated within health care settings by informaticians to glean data at the point of care. Which of the following statements about ethnography is true?

1. Ethnography is a quantitative method from anthropology and sociology that includes fieldwork and analysis of people in cultural, social settings.
2. In ethnography researchers describe the person of interest's point of view focusing on experience and interactions in social settings rather than the actions themselves.
3. Ethnography is an outdated method of inquiry.
4. The use of ethnography is criticized as a method to determine HCI effectiveness.

Question 2

Which of the following answers is the best definition of data?

1. Data are a collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some perceived need for analysis and possibly action at a later point in time.
2. Data are the synthesis of information derived from several sources to produce a single concept or idea.
3. The definition of data is knowledge used appropriately to manage and solve problems.
4. The general term data is used to refer to the management and processing of information with the assistance of computers.

mcabuhat · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Ethnography is a qualitative method from anthropology and sociology that includes fieldwork and analysis of people in cultural, social settings.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Data are a collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some perceived need for analysis and possibly action at a later point in time.