large-scale survey
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflarge-scaleandsurvey
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large-scale
adjective
uk/ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/us/ˌlɑːrdʒˈskeɪl/
involving many people or things, or happening over a ...
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survey
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɜː.veɪ/us/ˈsɝː.veɪ/
an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking ...
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In hislarge-scalesurvey, one-third of couples committed to good birth control practices had an unwanted pregnancy within 5 years.
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Within the rubric of definition, however, formatting issues pose additional challenges that are particularly relevant in analyzinglarge-scalesurveyand demographic data sets.
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One of the traditional and most widely used research strategies in the study of man is thelarge-scalesurvey.
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Efforts to historicise ' regional culture ' are limited by reliance onlarge-scalesurveydata and structural categories.
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The respondents in this survey were a different group from the quantitative survey as the study was mounted before thelarge-scalesurveybut ended six months after the latter.
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It draws from qualitative data collected during alarge-scalesurveyof the housing and support needs of older people, and specifically the responses of 60 informants to personal interviews.
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We have no means of knowing exactly, and we never will unless we go in for alarge-scalesurveyof everybody who has left the count.
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Thislarge-scalesurveyasked individuals about the extent and characteristics of their associational activity, and their trust in various institutions and individuals.
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To improve learning by project teams, community members and other local stakeholders, small studies are preferred over costly large-scale surveys.
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However, if we are to find out more about natural languages and constraints on the organisation of information, large-scale surveys are crucial.
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Since the 1960s, data from hundreds of large-scale surveys have documented a substantial increase in contraceptive practice in developing countries.
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The questions were tested using data from two linked and nationally representative large-scale surveys.
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Because the technology involved in this assay is rather complex, the final cost is still prohibitive for large-scale surveys.
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For large-scale surveys or brief screening prior to more intensive measurement, self-report scales are clearly crucial.
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The final section considers the implications, first, for measurement and analysis of disability in large-scale surveys, and second, for benefits and employment policy.
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While organisations of disabled people have moved towards a social model of disability, recognising institutional barriers to participation as well as individuals' impairments, large-scale surveys have been slow to respond.
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Sociologists who studied language, creating a field called the sociology of language, commonly used data readily available from large-scale surveys done at regular intervals, such as national censuses.
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Two large-scale surveys of body temperatures in the elderly living at home were carried out in the winter of 1972.
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Some countries have already embarked on large-scale surveys.
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The campaign will be evaluated by an independent research company using large-scale surveys of teenagers in the two pilot television regions and in two control regions.
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