ABSTRACT
Having selected a hypothesis to test and a research strategy to use in testing it, the researcher embarks on data collection. This is the most interesting and enjoyable phase of research, and often the most challenging, for it is here that researchers meet and interact with their research participants. In this chapter, we will briefl y look at three aspects of this process: research participants, research procedures, and using the Internet to collect data. We then examine how archived data, which has been collected for purposes other than research, can be used to test hypotheses.
