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Defining the Sample and Collecting Data

Collecting Data

Collecting Data

Natural scientists collect data by measuring and recording a sample of the thing they're studying, such as plants or soil. Similarly, sociologists must collect a sample of social information, often by surveying or interviewing a group of people.

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