data collection
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001712
Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001712 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | research methods; empirical research; data quality; focus groups |
| Translations | Spanish: recolección de datos |
Record as JSON
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"term": "data collection",
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"definition": "Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
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"research methods",
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "recolección de datos"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/data-collection/"
}
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