Abstract
Human interaction with the Internet generates data being used by researchers across a variety of disciplines. This review of the literature aims to define web-scraping as a data collection method, identify disciplines that use web-scraped data, and examine the overall prevalence of web-scraping in recent peer-reviewed literature.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Data Collection, Internet, Web-scraping
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Kristopher J. and Judge, Shana M., "Web-scraping and nursing research in the 21st century: What would Florence do?" (2020). INRC (Congress). 96.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2020/posters_2020/96
Conference Name
31st International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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Web-scraping and nursing research in the 21st century: What would Florence do?
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Human interaction with the Internet generates data being used by researchers across a variety of disciplines. This review of the literature aims to define web-scraping as a data collection method, identify disciplines that use web-scraped data, and examine the overall prevalence of web-scraping in recent peer-reviewed literature.
