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Practical Field Considerations for Time Allocation Study.

This paper briefly describes four methods of time allocation study and examines the use of one of them, the 'random spot-check,' in the field. Time allocation methods provide quantitative data that is particularly useful for environmental or ecological research in anthropology. Practical problems of...

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Published in:Journal of Ecological Anthropology Vol. 3; pp. 75 - 83
Main Author: Mueller, Eileen
Format: Article
Published: Journal of Ecological Anthropology 1999
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