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COLLECTING DATA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

[The] methods of obtaining pertinent information from the elementary units under study.

OBS

In context, the above terminological unit as well as its synonyms are often replaced by the elliptical forms "collection" and "collecting."

Key term(s)
  • collecting of data
  • data collecting
  • collecting of information
  • information collecting
  • information collection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
CONT

Lorsqu'une enquête statistique porte sur un nombre limité d'unités, la collecte des renseignements ne pose aucun problème particulier.

OBS

En contexte, l'unité terminologique ci-dessus et ses synonymes sont souvent remplacées par le terme elliptique: collecte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Encuestas estadísticas
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