Data collection techniques and instruments

Abstract

When carrying out research work, it is necessary to consider methods, techniques and instruments as those elements that ensure the empirical fact of research, where method represents the way forward in research, techniques constitute the set of instruments in the which method is carried out, while the instrument incorporates the resource or medium that helps to carry out the investigation, in addition the use of information collection techniques is a stage where the data is inspected and transformed with the aim of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions and support for decision making.