What is participant observation, when was it discovered as a ...

[lunatika]

What is participant observation, when was it discovered as a method, and what positive benefits does it have in terms of data quality?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Data that is numerical and presented in charts and tables is called quantitative.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

[chereeb]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. It involves living in a culture and collecting data over a long period of time.
2. The researcher typically learns the language and takes part in everyday activities.
3. It began with Bronislaw Malinowski in the Trobriand Islands during World War I.
4. It allows more accurate observations about a culture because the information is not filtered through informants or translators.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: True

[lunatika]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[mohan]

Excellent