In order to move beyond the phase of cataloguing the parts list and truly transform data into knowledge, and knowledge into principles, iterative cycles of data collection and model generation and validation will be necessary.
Regardless of whether data collection involves a small number of paper forms, direct entry into an electronic database, a sophisticated data management program, or dozens of forms over years of data collection, common principles apply.
AV led the principle design of the study including development of data collection tools, data analysis plan, and served as overall co-lead supervisor for the study with MA, and was responsible for writing the first and all subsequent drafts of the manuscript in tandem with MA as well as incorporating authors' editorial comments.
National level assessments were based on principles of Grounded Theory implying that the process of data collection and emerging findings continuously shape research approaches [ 25- 27].
We performed a thematic network analysis using principles of grounded theory, with an iterative process of data collection and analysis and a constant comparison method [ 28, 29].
There is a loophole in this principle that could give some wiggle room on this – the act also allows organisations to provide notification of data collection after it has actually been collected, "as soon as possible after".
They refused, citing "grave misgivings" and noting that at any rate the level of data collection expected was "impossible in principle".
The design principles discussed in the Design and Implementation section can be applicable to a wide variety of data collection implementations, particularly those who might also be interested in implementing similar large-scale community-based geo-tagged electronic data collections.
Since in this type of data collection many participants do not send back the responses we implemented the principles of DS.
