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#rs/discussion #rs/class/ad450
- Planning Stage:
- If I was planning a survey for a school project I would consider what I was looking for and what data I wanted to gather. Once I define the goal of the project I can start thinking about what questions I might want to ask or what pieces of data to gather. Having a clear idea of the goal of the survey is important to ensure that all the needed data is gathered.
- Capturing Data:
- One of the sources of data that I would likely use the most is surveys since you can get qualitative and quantitative data from them and they are pretty easy to use to gather information. There can be many biases with this approach though so other sources based on the project would be useful as well. This could include the usage or activity of a certain service.
- Managing Data:
- I have a place to organize notes and writing for all of my classes and other projects and I have faced a few challenges in organizing it. One of these is the many different topics of my writing and currently I have everything organized into folders and subfolders based on the topic and subtopics that it relates to. This makes it easier to find information although other approaches like including tags could be useful in the future as well.
- Analyzing Data:
- One time where I had to analyze information to make a decision was when I was building my new computer. When doing this I went through many different sources including articles, videos, guides, and benchmarking sites in order to find the best parts for me. I created lists and compared the features, draw backs and pricing of many different components in order to find the best options and make a data-driven decision.
- Archiving Data:
- Every once in a while I will go through my phone and take photos off to free up space. I will often decide what to keep on my phone based on what I think I will want locally and how much space it is taking up. I will then move the photos and videos that I don't want to keep on my phone to a larger storage drive that I can still access although not quite as easily. This allows me to keep older photos while still keeping the number locally on my phone low.
- Destroying Data:
- I'm sure that there are many protocols for the deletion of sensitive information to ensure that it is not able to be recovered and I would make sure to follow the policy and procedure of where the information came from or where I might work.