Research Activity
data collection
da·ta col·lec·tion [ dey-tuh, dat-uh, dah-tuh kuh-lek-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Epidemiologic Methods
Definitions related to data collection:
  • Gathering or assemblage of information (statistics or measurements) about a system, population, etc.; do not confuse with SAMPLE COLLECTION (PHYSICAL).
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • In the context of clinical research, accessing and recording information that provides source data for analysis and interpretation See data entry and data capture.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The act or process of gathering data for testing or research purposes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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