Data Collection Tracker
Streamline your research data collection process with this comprehensive tracking tool designed for researchers, graduate students, and clinical investigators. Track every data collection session including participant IDs, collection dates, methods, status, duration, location, and quality ratings. Monitor progress toward your target sample size with visual progress bars and completion rate calculations. Organize data by demographic groups or experimental conditions, track multiple collection methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, experiments, medical records, lab tests, phone/video calls), and maintain detailed notes for each session. Features five status levels (Scheduled, In Progress, Completed, Cancelled, No Show) with color-coded indicators for quick visual reference. Perfect for dissertation research, clinical trials, survey studies, interview projects, and experimental research. Includes powerful filtering by status, method, or demographic group, comprehensive search across all fields, and automatic calculation of average session duration and completion rates. Export your tracking data to CSV for analysis in Excel/SPSS/R, or JSON for backup and sharing with research teams. Browser-based storage ensures your data is automatically saved and never lost. Essential for managing complex data collection with multiple participants, sessions, and methods.
Key Features
- Track participant IDs and sessions
- Record collection dates and methods
- Monitor 5 status levels with color coding
- Track session duration in minutes
- Rate data quality (Excellent to Poor)
- Record location and demographic groups
- Add detailed session notes
- Set target sample size goals
- Visual progress bar toward target
- Calculate completion rates automatically
- Track average session duration
- Search across all entries
- Filter by status, method, or group
- Sort by date, participant ID, status, or method
- Support for 11 collection methods
- Export to CSV for analysis
- Export to JSON (full backup)
- Import from JSON
- Browser localStorage persistence
- Duplicate entries for efficiency
- Quick status cycling
- Method and group breakdown statistics
- No login required
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I track data collection systematically?
Systematic tracking prevents duplicate entries, monitors progress toward sample size goals, identifies recruitment bottlenecks, documents informed consent, ensures data quality, and provides audit trails for research integrity. Tracking helps you know real-time completion rates, calculate response rates for reporting, and demonstrate organized research practices for IRB compliance. This tool creates comprehensive logs with participant IDs, dates, methods, and status.
What information should I track for each participant or data point?
Essential fields: unique participant ID, date/time of data collection, collection method (survey, interview, observation), completion status (scheduled, in-progress, completed, withdrawn), group assignment (treatment/control if applicable), session duration, notes about issues encountered, and informed consent documentation. This tool tracks these fields plus custom fields and provides statistics on completion rates and method distribution.
How do I calculate completion rate and response rate?
Completion rate = (completed sessions / total scheduled) × 100. Response rate = (completed + partial / total invited) × 100. Include withdrawn participants in denominator. Report both rates in methods section. This tool automatically calculates completion percentages, shows progress visualizations, and tracks toward target sample size, helping you project when you will reach data collection goals.