pilot study
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpilotandstudy
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pilot
noun[C]
uk/ˈpaɪ.lət/us/ˈpaɪ.lət/
a person who flies ...
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study
noun
uk/ˈstʌd.i/us/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
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(Definition ofpilotandstudyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The participants in thepilotstudywere included in the sample for the main study.
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But these items were not included in the main task, only in thepilotstudy.
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In apilotstudybefore our experiment, we also included wh-questions with wh-islands.
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A traditional way of proceeding is to gather preliminary andpilotstudydata first in order to justify such an effort.
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Apilotstudyhad previously been carried out on 30 subjects in each of the two main language groups.
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Apilotstudyof six women resulted in the addition of a small number of openended attitudinal questions.
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The treatment of visual neglect using feedback of eye movements: apilotstudy.
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However, the results of thispilotstudywere tentative since improvements in outcomes were generally nonsignificant (7).
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Because the technology was in an early stage (innovation/early adopter phase), the decision was made to start with a clinicalpilotstudy.
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A decision made on the basis of apilotstudy.
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We illustrate the use of the methodology using data from apilotstudy.
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In ourpilotstudywe surveyed a small number of decision makers.
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The items were arranged according to level of difficulty, based on apilotstudy.
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The research design frompilotstudyto post-intervention evaluation is exemplary.
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Thepilotstudyforms the basis of a larger study that commenced in 2004.
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A smallpilotstudywas carried out in order to test and re ne the focus group semi-structured topic guide.
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The purpose of thispilotstudyis to assess the attitudes and beliefs about research with hospice patients and their family members.
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The 4-day recovery period was based on apilotstudy(data not presented).
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The use of the eating disorder examination with children : apilotstudy.
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First, this was apilotstudywith a small sample size, which may have resulted in type two errors.
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