Data collection system
Data collection system (DCS) is a
Many computer systems implement data entry forms, but data collection systems tend to be more complex, with possibly many related forms containing detailed user input fields, data validations, and navigation links among the forms.
DCSs can be considered a specialized form of content management system (CMS), particularly when they allow the information being gathered to be published, edited, modified, deleted, and maintained. Some general-purpose CMSs include features of DCSs.[4][5]
Importance
Accurate data collection is essential to many business processes,[6][7][8] to the enforcement of many government regulations,[9] and to maintaining the integrity of scientific research.[10]
Data collection systems are an end-product of software development. Identifying and categorizing software or a software sub-system as having aspects of, or as actually being a "Data collection system" is very important. This categorization allows encyclopedic knowledge to be gathered and applied in the design and implementation of future systems. In software design, it is very important to identify generalizations and patterns and to re-use existing knowledge whenever possible.[11]
Types
Generally the computer software used for data collection falls into one of the following categories of practical application.[12]
- Surveys or questionnaires[13][14]
- Data registries[15][16]
- Case management systems[17]
- Performance measurement systems[18][19]
- Exams and quizzes[20][21]
- Online forms and form filing and reporting systems[22]
Vocabulary
There is a
The vocabulary of data collection systems stems from the fact that these systems are often a software representation of what would otherwise be a paper data collection form with a complex internal structure of sections and sub-sections. Modeling these structures and relationships in software yields technical terms describing the hierarchy of data containers, along with a set of industry-specific synonyms.[29][30]
Collection synonyms
A
- Project
- Registry
- Repository
- System
- Top-level Container
- Library
- Study
- Organization
- Party
- Site
Data model synonyms
Each document or
- Datamodel
- Data dictionary
- Schema
- Form
- Document
- Survey
- Instrument
- Questionnaire
- Data Sheet
- Expected Measurements
- Expected Observations
- Encounter Form
- Study Visit Form
Sub-collection or master-detail synonyms
Data models are often hierarchical, containing sub-collections or master–detail structures described with terms such as:[29]
Data element synonyms
At the lowest level of the data model are the data elements that describe individual pieces of data. Synonyms include:[29][32]
- (Data) Field
- Attribute
- Column (Definition)
- Parameter
- Item
- Variable
- Question
Data point synonyms
Moving from the abstract,
- Value
- Input
- Answer
- Response
- Observation
- Measurement
- Parameter Value
- Column Value
Dataset synonyms
Finally, the synonyms for
- Row
- Record
- Occurrence
- Instance
- (Document) Filing
- Episode
- Submission
- Observation Point
- Case
- Test
- (Individual) Sample
See also
- Data management
- Survey data collection
- Case report form
- Safety data sheet
- Data mining
- Web mining
- Crowdsourcing
- Collaborative software
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