Handheld computers. A feasible alternative to paper forms for field data collection |
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Authors: | Fletcher Linda A Erickson Darin J Toomey Traci L Wagenaar Alexander C |
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Institution: | Alcohol Epidemiology Program, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, USA. |
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Abstract: | Recent advances in handheld computer hardware and software may provide alternatives to paper-based data collection methods. The authors compared data collected with paper forms to data collected with handheld computer-based forms in a field observation study of alcohol purchase attempts at 47 community festivals in a large metropolitan area. Agreement between data collected with paper forms and data collected with handheld computers was greater than 95%. Computer-based forms handled branching patterns better and yielded data that were immediately available for analyses. Paper forms handled written comments better. Handheld computers are a feasible alternative to paper forms for field data collection. |
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