exploratory survey
- noun
- /ɪkˈsplɔːrətɔːri ˈsɜːrveɪ/
- Specialized
:
encuesta exploratoria
- The research team conducted an exploratory survey to gather preliminary data on community health needs before launching their main study.
Examples
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In their exploratory survey of 340 U.S. hospitals with social work departments, Berger and colleagues examined trends in health care restructuring for the period 1992 through 1994.
Academic text (2002) -
The findings of an exploratory survey related to students' perceptions of factors, including accent and pronunciation, influencing their learning were presented.
Academic text (2008) -
This article reviews the professional and popular literature related to telephone and computer groups and presents findings from an exploratory survey of group work practitioners that focused on the nature of their experiences with telephone and computer groups, their knowledge and comfort levels, and their ideas for the use of these groups.
Academic text (1997) -
The external and internal causal attributions for poverty in Turkey were examined in an exploratory survey.
Academic text (1997) -
This exploratory survey examined elements related to PBIS coaching as support for developing and implementing a statewide PBIS initiative in the educational settings of secure care juvenile correctional facilities.
Academic text (2013) -
With an exploratory survey, I investigated the applicability of Feagin's (1972, 1975) conceptual dimensions of lay explanations for poverty in Turkey and their determinants.
Academic text (1997) -
Before starting the full project, the scientists performed an exploratory survey to understand the current state of local wildlife in the area.
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An exploratory survey was carried out to assess public opinion on the proposed environmental regulations.
Synonyms
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1.6
A survey that asks people their opinion
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4.4
An official investigation into a serious public matter
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3.3
To study a subject carefully to learn more about it
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3.4
Exploring a place to find information, often to learn about the land or dangers
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7.2
A study that asks people what they think about something
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3.1
A survey that asks a group of people who represent the public about their views on an issue
A small test of methods done before the main research project
A short set of questions given to people before an event to collect initial information
Exploring an area to find information, often before a military action
Antonyms
How Detailed
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3.0
- Formal
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4.4
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3.3
- Specialized
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a preliminary investigation' is directly and compositionally derived from 'exploratory' (aimed at gaining knowledge) combined with 'survey' (an examination or review), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase meaning. This adjective+noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistic compositional construction, making the phrase immediately comprehensible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Exploratory survey comes from the idea of sending scouts to look around before the main study. The scouts are exploratory because they explore and they survey because they quickly note what they find, so it means 'a first, simple investigation'.