Unstructured observation

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Unstructured observation

Advantages

  • More detailed results.

Disadvantages

  • There may be a greater risk of observer bias (no behavioural categories)
  • Produces qualitative data which is more difficult to analyse.

Evaluation

Although unstructured observations produce more in depth results, they are much harder to analyse and there is a greater risk of observer bias.

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