Definitions for data collection
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1. Data collection

   Data collection or data gathering is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system, which then enables one to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes. Data collection is a research component in all study fields, including physical and social sciences, humanities, and business. While methods vary by discipline, the emphasis on ensuring accurate and honest collection remains the same. The goal for all data collection is to capture quality evidence that allows analysis to lead to the formulation of convincing and credible answers to the questions that have been posed. Data collection and validation consists of four steps when it involves taking a census and seven steps when it involves sampling.Regardless of the field of or preference for defining data (quantitative or qualitative), accurate data collection is essential to maintain research integrity. The selection of appropriate data collection instruments (existing, modified, or newly developed) and delineated instructions for their correct use reduce the likelihood of errors. A formal data collection process is necessary as it ensures that the data gathered are both defined and accurate. This way, subsequent decisions based on arguments embodied in the findings are made using valid data. The process provides both a baseline from which to measure and in certain cases an indication of what to improve.

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1. Data collection

   Data collection usually takes place early on in an improvement project, and is often formalised through a data collection plan which often contains the following activity. ⁕Pre collection activity — agree on goals, target data, definitions, methods ⁕Collection — data collections ⁕Present Findings — usually involves some form of sorting analysis and/or presentation. Prior to any data collection, pre-collection activity is one of the most crucial steps in the process. It is often discovered too late that the value of their interview information is discounted as a consequence of poor sampling of both questions and informants and poor elicitation techniques. After pre-collection activity is fully completed, data collection in the field, whether by interviewing or other methods, can be carried out in a structured, systematic and scientific way. A formal data collection process is necessary as it ensures that data gathered are both defined and accurate and that subsequent decisions based on arguments embodied in the findings are valid. The process provides both a baseline from which to measure and in certain cases a target on what to improve. Other main types of collection include census, sample survey, and administrative by-product and each with their respective advantages and disadvantages. A census refers to data collection about everyone or everything in a group or statistical population and has advantages, such as accuracy and detail and disadvantages, such as cost and time. A sampling is a data collection method that includes only part of the total population and has advantages, such as cost and time and disadvantages, such as accuracy and detail. Administrative by-product data are collected as a byproduct of an organization's day-to-day operations and has advantages, such as accuracy, time simplicity and disadvantages, such as no flexibility and lack of control.

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1. Data Collection

   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.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of data collection in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of data collection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of data collection in a Sentence

1. Al Fontenot:

   In this sense, the post data collection activities are like building a house -- one can not apply dry wall before erecting the walls, any more than one could lay floor tile before the floor is constructed. There is an order of steps that must be maintained.

2. Bob Ross:

   The company recognized that our data collection was detailed and accurate.

3. President Emmanuel Macron:

   There's no data collection, there's no tracking. It's neither the American Wild West nor the Chinese Big Brother.

4. Dave Maass:

   Vigilant likes to say that drivers don’t have a right to privacy because of license plates but that’s baloney, they are taking advantage of a public safety rule that came years before anyone thought that data collection like this would be possible.

5. Senator Richard Blumenthal:

   A public health crisis cannot be a pretense to pave over our privacy laws or legitimize tech companies' intrusive data collection about American's personal lives.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Collection
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=data collection