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This chapter explains some basic concepts within statistics. Also, we look at the most important ways to collect data in surveys, and we clarify the difference between a sample survey and a planned experiment.
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Madsen, B.S. (2016). Data Collection. In: Statistics for Non-Statisticians. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49349-6_1
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