the action, process, or instance of examining and analyzing something. "a comprehensive survey of consumer attitudes"
a general view, examination, or description of someone or something. "a survey of the political scene"
a formal inspection of a property, especially one carried out by a chartered surveyor. "a building survey"
verb
look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something). "she surveyed her reflection in the mirror"
investigate or examine (a thing) comprehensively. "officials were assigned to survey policy alternatives"
carry out a survey of (an area of land). "the city was surveyed and mapped"
investigate (behaviour or opinions) by questioning people. "many libraries are surveying their readers regularly"
questions
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people ask questions in different ways: on paper, over the phone, in person, in groups, by watching, on the internet, by mail, using different methods, on phones, and over time. the choice depends on what they want to know.
results are collected by gathering and organizing the answers people give. this can be done through computer systems, manually entered data, or advanced technologies, depending on the method used for the survey.