Módszerek összehasonlítása

	Online résztvevő megfigyelés – Virtuális résztvevő megfigyelés	Online fókuszcsoport
Tudományterület	Kérdőíves felmérések módszertana	Kérdőíves felmérések módszertana
Módszercsalád	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Keletkezés éve	Late 1990s–2000s	1946 (focus groups); online variant ~1990s–2000s
Megalkotó	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Robert Kozinets (netnography)	Robert Merton & Patricia Kendall (focus group origins); online adaptation by scholars including Stewart & Shamdasani in the 1990s
Típus	Qualitative data collection method	Qualitative group data collection
Alapmű	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-0761958956	Stewart, D. W., & Shamdasani, P. N. (2017). Online Focus Groups. Journal of Advertising, 46(1), 48–60.
Alternatív nevek	virtual participant observation, digital ethnographic observation, cyber participant observation, internet participant observation	virtual focus group, internet focus group, OFG, web-based focus group
Kapcsolódó	5	5
Összefoglaló	Online participant observation is a qualitative data collection method in which the researcher enters a digital community or online environment — forums, social media groups, multiplayer games, virtual workplaces — both as a participant and as an observer, systematically documenting social interactions, practices, and meanings as they naturally unfold in the digital space.	An online focus group is a moderated group discussion conducted via internet-based platforms — video conferencing, text chat, or asynchronous forums — to explore shared perceptions, attitudes, and experiences on a defined topic. It inherits the group-interaction dynamics of the traditional focus group while removing geographic barriers and enabling data collection from dispersed or hard-to-reach populations.