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survey

survey A survey is a structured way of collecting information from a group of people so the data can be used for research and population-level inference.

A survey is a structured way of collecting information from a group of people so the data can be used for research and population-level inference. In this context, survey data can also be linked with administrative records, though the usefulness of the results depends on the design and limits of the original survey source.