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Data collection

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCore term

In academic english & research, data collection means: The process of gathering information for a study, for example through questionnaires, interviews, observations, tests or existing records.

In Turkish: veri toplama, veri toplama süreci

How it is used

A standard subheading in methods sections, often next to 'instruments' or 'procedure'. Writers say where, when, how and by whom data were collected. Before a noun: data collection tools, data collection period.

Example sentences

  1. Data collection took place between March and May 2024.

  2. Two data collection tools were used: a background questionnaire and a reading test.

Common collocations

  • data collection process
  • data collection instrument
  • data collection period
  • begin data collection
  • dataFacts, numbers, recordings, texts or observations collected in a study and then analyzed to answer a research question.
  • questionnaireA set of written questions given to many people to collect information about their opinions, experiences or behavior.
  • surveyA research method that collects information from many people, usually by asking the same set of questions in a questionnaire or interview.
  • methods sectionThe part of a research article or thesis that explains how the study was carried out, so that readers can judge it and others could repeat it.

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