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Unobtrusive Research (How to do HC Research: Grounded Theory…

- - - - (+) Permits the study of processes occurring over a long time
      - (-) Limited to the examination of recorded communications; problem with validity
  - - - (-) Problem with validity; Reliability dependent on quality of statistics
  - - - Historical- Compare single event across diff time
      - Comparative- Compare same processes/ variables in diff groups/societies
      - Historical-Comparative Examines substantively important events/outcomes of societies or other social units at different times and locations. Researchers compare such process at diff times/locations to find out patterns and mechanisms of social changes
- - - - ECOLOGICAL FALLACY
        
        Patterns of behavior at a group level do not reflect corresponding patterns on an individual level
  - - - TO COUNTER
        
        Logical Reasoning and Replication
  - - - There may be gaps in info/missing data; cannot blindly trust accuracy of records