APA Dictionary of Psychology
survey
- n. a study in which a group of participants is selected from a population and data about or opinions from those participants are collected, measured, and analyzed. Information typically is gathered by interview or self-report questionnaire, and the results thus obtained may then be extrapolated to the whole population.
- vb. to carry out a survey.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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