ELECTRONIC DATA COLLECTION

USING KOBOCOLLECT:
HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION

LUKE OCHE PETER

17TH JUNE, 2024
 INTENDED LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, you should be able
to:
 Set up a KoboCollect account
 Design quantitative and qualitative survey
instruments
 Collect and view data on mobile devices
 Export and analyze data
 Use advanced features of KoboCollect
 Troubleshoot and address errors
 Understand ethical issues
 SETTING UP A KOBOCOLLECT
ACCOUNT
 https://www.kobotoolbox.org/
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 1
 Demographic Questions
 Closed-Ended Questions
 Scaled Questions
 Ordinal Questions
 Matrix Questions
 Frequency Questions
 Binary Scale Questions
 Multiple Response Questions
 Filter or Contingency Questions
 Constant Sum Questions
 Numerical Entry
 Slider Scale Questions
 Drop-Down List
 Net Promoter Score (NPS)
 Checklist
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 2
Demographic Questions
These questions gather information about the
respondent's background.
 Age: "What is your age?"
 Gender: "What is your gender?" (Options:
Male, Female, Other)
 Education Level: "What is your highest
level of education?" (Options: High school,
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, etc.)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 3
Closed-Ended Questions
 Multiple Choice: "Which of the following best
describes your primary mode of
transportation?" (Options: Car, Bicycle, Public
Transit, Walking)
 Dichotomous: "Do you own a smartphone?"
(Options: Yes, No)
 Rating Scale (Likert Scale): "How satisfied
are you with our service?" (Options: Very
satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Dissatisfied,Very
dissatisfied)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 4
Scaled Questions
 Likert Scale: "Please rate your agreement with
the following statement: 'I find the product easy
to use.'" (Options: Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral,
Disagree, Strongly disagree)
 Semantic Differential Scale: "Please rate the
following attribute: 'Our customer service is...'"
(Options:Very Poor - Poor - Neutral - Good -
Very Good)
 Numeric Rating Scale: "On a scale from 1 to
10, how would you rate the overall quality of the
product?"
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 5
Ordinal Questions
 These questions require respondents to
rank items in order of preference or
importance.
 "Please rank the following features in
order of importance when choosing a
smartphone." (Features: Battery Life,
Camera Quality, Price, Brand)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 6
Matrix Questions
 These questions allow multiple questions
to be presented in a grid format.
 "Please rate the following aspects of our
service on a scale from 1 (Very Poor) to 5
(Excellent)." (Aspects: Timeliness,
Friendliness, Knowledge, Helpfulness)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 7
Frequency Questions
 These questions ask about how often
something occurs.
 Frequency: "How often do you exercise in
a week?" (Options: Never, 1-2 times, 3-4
times, 5 or more times)
 Interval-Based: "How often do you visit
our website?" (Options: Daily, Weekly,
Monthly, Rarely, Never)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 8
Binary Scale Questions
 These are simple yes/no questions.
 "Have you ever purchased a product from
our online store?" (Options:Yes, No)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 9
 Multiple Response Questions
 These questions allow respondents to
select multiple options.
 "Which of the following social media
platforms do you use? (Select all that
apply)" (Options: Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, LinkedIn)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 10
Filter or Contingency Questions
 These questions direct respondents to
different parts of the survey based on
their answers.
 "Do you own a car?" (If Yes, ask: "How
often do you drive it?"; If No, skip to next
section)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 11
Constant Sum Questions
 These questions ask respondents to
allocate a fixed number of points, dollars,
or percentages among different options.
 "Please allocate 100 points to the
following attributes based on their
importance to you." (Attributes: Price,
Quality, Brand, Features)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 12
Numerical Entry
 These questions require respondents to
provide a numerical answer.
 "How many hours do you spend on the
internet daily?"
 "What is your monthly expenditure on
groceries?"
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 13
Slider Scale Questions
 Respondents slide a marker along a
continuum to indicate their response.
 "On a scale from 0 to 100, how likely are
you to recommend our product to a
friend?"
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 14
Drop-Down List
 These questions provide a list of options
from which the respondent can select
one.
 "What is your country of residence?"
(Options: Drop-down list of countries)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 15
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
 Measures customer loyalty and
satisfaction.
 "On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are
you to recommend our
company/product/service to a friend or
colleague?" (0 = Not likely at all, 10 =
Extremely likely)
 DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS 16
Checklist
 Respondents select multiple items from a
list.
 "Which of the following activities do you
enjoy? (Check all that apply)" (Options:
Reading, Traveling, Cooking, Sports)
 DESIGNING QUALITATIVE
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS
 Open-ended questions
 Short text
 Audio recording
 Video recording
 COLLECTING AND VIEWING
DATA ON MOBILE DEVICES
 Preview
 Validate
 Deploy
 Collect data
 Archive
 EXPORTING AND ANALYSING
DATA
 Export
 Download
 Data Cleaning
 Coding if necessary
 Data Analysis
 ADVANCED FEATURES IN
KOBOCOLLECT
 Conditional logic: Create dynamic forms with conditional
questions, skip logic.
 Media capture: Collect images, audio, video GPS
coordinates
 Data validation: Set rules to validate inputs such as
numeric ranges or texts formats.
 Custom variables: Store and reuse values throughout
your form.
 Webhooks: Integrate KoboCollect with external services
using webhooks, enabling real-time data transfer.
 Offline data collection: Collect data offline and sync with
the server when the device reconnects to the internet.
 Forms versioning: Manage different versions of your
forms and update them seamlessly.
 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ERROR
HANDLING IN KOBOCOLLECT
 Form preview
 Testing and piloting
 Error reporting
 Support resources
 Internet connectivity
 ETHICAL ISSUES
 Informed consent
 Privacy
 Data security
 Anonymity
 Voluntariness
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING