Importance of Data Collection

Jayasankar, J (2015) Importance of Data Collection. In: Training Manual Fish Stock Assessment and Management. ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 1-7. ISBN 978-93-82263-07-4

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Abstract

Information is both the input as well as output of any scientific endeavour. Research investigations get initiated with requirements of certain types viz. estimating the unknown of confirming certain postulates etc. and these are borne out of information and to accomplish these requirements experiments have to be laid out which in turn again would lead to information. Hence it can be easily pronounced that research investigations are basically stemmed by information generation and processing. The tangible pieces of information are usually referred to as data. The details like the morphology of an animal, rate of growth, death rate and other facts collated during the course of the trailing a resource constitute the data pertaining to the resource. The data collected on a purpose are popularly termed as experimental data. For example if an investigator wants to estimate the rate of increase in size or weight of an animal over a period of time, he has to repeatedly take the measurement of interest at various pre-determined time periods. Each such attempt results in data and an objective analysis of thus collated data forms the crux of the investigation ultimately leading to better information on the aspect of interest pertaining to the animal under focus.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Data; qualitative; quantitative
Subjects:	Statistical Designs
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment, Economics and Extension Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2024 05:26
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2024 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18666

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