When most people think of data collection from groups of people they think about Focus Groups. We will talk about a more broadly based set of activities.

The key the group based methods is that you intend to collect data from more than one person, at the same time.

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Group methods require a great deal of skill.

There is a big difference between running lectures and tutorials and running a focus or data gathering group. Making a mess of these groups can be a very expensive process.

If you are interested in using group methods then you should think about doing a training course on such methods.

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