Good afternoon,
in your research, for which duration do you consider that your data are collected in the long term? I am currently working on the investigation of children's school meal selections collected over two academic years. I conducted a pilot study over 18 weeks. I thought to describe this pilot study as a short-term study compared to the whole temporal coverage. Do you think that I can consider 18 weeks as a short term or that I need to consider 18 weeks as a long term?
Thank for your feedback
When determining whether 18 weeks should be considered short-term or long-term in your study, context is crucial. In the context of your research on children's school meal selections over two academic years, 18 weeks would generally be considered short-term. Long-term data collection typically refers to periods that span several months to years, capturing variations over multiple cycles or seasons.
Since your entire study spans two academic years, which is about 72 weeks, the 18-week pilot study covers a smaller portion of the overall timeline. Therefore, it’s reasonable to describe the 18-week pilot as a short-term study relative to your entire research period.
In response to your inquiries, I think 18 weeks is enough for a short term study,
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