Handheld Computers

Linda A. Fletcher, Darin J. Erickson, Traci L. Toomey and Alexander C. Wagenaar

Evaluation Review, 2003, vol. 27, issue 2, 165-178

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.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X02250527

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