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When collecting information about your performance, you need to consider:

• what type of data you require
• which factor you are collecting data on
• which type of data best suits this area of interest

There are two types of data: quantitative and qualitative. They represent each end of a continuum.

Quantitative

This type of data is concerned with factual information. It is not based on opinion or judgement. The more factual information there is, the more quantitative it is.

For example, quantitative data is obtained in the physical factor when carrying out a standardised fitness test. Here, it is about how you perform on the day and a numerical score is attached. This is seen as reliable because it is factual and can be trusted.

Qualitative

At the other end of the continuum is qualitative data. This type of data concerns thoughts and opinions. It looks at how good you think you are in a certain factor.

An example of a qualitative method is a questionnaire. Here, you answer a series of questions about a factor and express your opinion in response.

Qualitative methods are often used for the mental, emotional and social factors because you can give opinions on how you feel about yourself and others.

Some of these factors such as happiness, relationships and motivation, can only be answered by the performer as only they know how they truly feel.

Halfway

There are methods that sit halfway along the continuum.

For example, the performance profiling wheel (PPW) for the social factor. Whilst this is a qualitative method and could be completed based on your thoughts of your social performance during an event, you can make this more quantitative by using it in conjunction with video analysis.

By combining the PPW with video, you can complete the PPW based on what you see regarding the social factor during a performance. This therefore makes it more factual than if the PPW was done solely through thoughts and feelings.