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Diary studies

Diary studies

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Diary studies

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- Diary studies are a kind of longitudinal study which means that you look at the same variable over time. In particular, diary studies involve asking participants to record their behaviors, activities, or thoughts on a given topic over time. Examples include asking people to record the time when they use a specific app or give feedback on their experience with a product each day. You can conduct a structured diary study which is when you provide the same set of tasks or questions at regular times, or you can just give them guidelines about how often they should be providing updates. Diary studies can be used for anything from understanding the context of how something is being used in real life to watching to see how habitual behaviors change over time. Because there are a variety of ways you can collect data, you may need tools as simple as email or a survey tool in a spreadsheet. You can also set up a more formal digital…

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