data-gathering

This capacity of anthropologists to understand the culture of their individuals of study, coupled with their long-term data-gathering over time, provides anthropological diffusion scholars with a unique means of understanding the consequences of innovation.

Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

"I'm convinced that deadline was simply a sick, data-gathering mission for GCCF and BP to learn how many people overall were planning to submit claims," Dean said.

Susan Buchanan: Fishermen Dismayed Over Low Payouts in Spill Claims Susan Buchanan 2011

The WSJ says one data-gathering firm, RapLeaf Inc, had linked Facebook user ID information obtained from apps to its own database of internet users, which it sells.

Facebook apps 'leaking details to advertisers' Charles Arthur 2010

The scope of data-gathering by the intelligence community has never been greater.

New Technologies Prompt Push for Better Wiretap Law Evan Perez 2010

Health behavior specialist R. Lorraine Collins at the University of Buffalo came up with the system after using PDA-based approaches to data-gathering that she says put too much responsibility on the study participant.

Boing Boing 2009

In this case, however, the Journal found that one data-gathering firm, RapLeaf Inc., had linked Facebook user ID information obtained from apps to its own database of Internet users, which it sells.

Facebook in Privacy Breach Emily Steel 2010

And as a result, the data-gathering agency said, full-time employment in Canada reached levels last hit in October 2008, which was the onset of the Canadian recession that lasted three quarters.

Canada Employment Returns to Pre-Crisis Levels Paul Vieira 2011

"I'm convinced that deadline was simply a sick, data-gathering mission for GCCF and BP to learn how many people overall were planning to submit claims," Dean said.

Susan Buchanan: Fishermen Dismayed Over Low Payouts in Spill Claims Susan Buchanan 2011

At Goddard, Mr. Turnbull was responsible for administering and technically supporting its global data-gathering network.

Hugh A. Turnbull; NASA official Post 2010

Data was collected from two populations and two data-gathering methods and analyzed through the lens of everyday-life-information-seeking theory.

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