Development of an online Q methodology data collection tool

Q methodology is a data collection and analysis technique developed firstly in the field of psychology but now used across all the social sciences. Q methodology is used to investigate the variety of perceptions existing within a population about a given topic. A Q methodology data gathering application will provide the study participants with a list of statements, and then will ask to sort those statements on a grid depending on how much the participants agree with the content of the statements. A short survey included at the beginning and at the end of the sorting task may be also included. The application required will need to allow for the customization of:
  1. the list of statements,
  2. the sorting instructions,
  3. the opening and concluding survey,
  4. the opening statement of the application,
  5. the download of the data collecting in a format suitable for subsequent statistical analysis.
Due to its particular requirements, it is not possible to collect Q methodology data with conventional online survey applications such as Qualtrics or Survey Monkey.

Client


Contact: Nicola Fraschini
Phone: 3963
Email: [email protected]
Preferred contact: Email
Location: UWA Crawley campus

IP Exploitation Model


The IP exploitation model requested by the Client is: Creative Commons (open source) http://creativecommons.org.au/


Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering
The University of Western Australia
Last modified: 28 May 2021
Modified By: Michael Wise 		UWA