Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 6.15. A sample with highlighted characteristics
You'relikelytofindmultipleoccurrencesofvariouscharacteristicsinsomeofthesamples.
Asyoucansee,both“Name” and“PhoneNo.”appeartwice onthisparticular sample. You
cancrossouttheduplicatesinthiscasebecausetheyhavethesamemeaningastheoriginal
instances.
To continue with the example, say you reviewed the Preliminary Field List and found that
every characteristic on the sample is already on the list with the exception of “Name” and
“Phone No.” Cross out the existing items on the sample to show that you have accounted
forthem. Before youadd “Name” and “Phone No.” to the Preliminary Field List, however,
make sure that the names of these items properly describe their relationship to the subject
represented within the sample. In this case, the two remaining items represent characterist-
ics of a group of people known as “Contacts.” Therefore, you rename these characterist-
ics (using the subject as a prefix) as “Contact Name” and “Contact Phone Number,” and
then add them to the Preliminary Field List. Repeat this procedure for each sample you've
gathereduntilyou'vegonethroughallthesamplesyou'vecollected.Whenyou'rethrough,
you have the
second
version of the Preliminary Field List.
