Survey methodology

thumb|A census taker visits a family of indigenous Dutch Travellers living in a caravan in the [[Netherlands in 1925.]] A census (from Latin censere, 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating information about the members of a given population, which are then usually displayed through statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features

thumb|left|A musician interviewed in a radio studio thumb|left|A woman interviewing for a job thumb|left|Athletes interviewed after a race thumb|left|Street interview with a member of the public An interview is a form of journalism, structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers. In common parlance, the word "interview" refers to a one-on-one between an interviewer and an interviewee. The interviewer asks questions to which the interviewee responds, usually providing information. That information may be used or provided to other audiences immediate

type of survey

in statistics and (including qualitative) research, a term for the selection of data points from a larger population

study of the sampling of individual units from a population and the associated data collection techniques

process of gathering and measuring information

response bias exhibited by survey respondents

exchange where participants trade contracts based on the outcome of real-world events, with prices reflecting implied probabilities

research technique

survey-based economic technique for valuation of non-market resources

statistics published by government agencies or other public bodies such as international organizations as a public good

a general term for a wide range of tendencies for survey participants to respond inaccurately or falsely to questions

CAWI

telephone surveying technique that includes assistance by a software application

type of survey, questionnaire, or poll

statistical process of selecting from a population

A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another. The term is used in legal contexts, in survey methodology, and in psychological conditioning.

Test in user experience design

statistical technique