What personal data can be collected?

What personal data can be collected?

The Personal Data we may collect from you could include:

• Name.
• Email address.
• Address.
• Phone numbers.
• Job function and employer details/institutional affiliation.
• Gender and nationality.
• Areas of scientific interest.
• Event Registration Information (e.g. Dietary, medical requirements, etc.)

Why is personal data collected?

Perhaps the biggest reason why so many companies collect consumer data is that it helps them to get a much better understanding of the way their consumers behave online, define their overall demographics, and identify the ways in which they can improve the overall customer experience.

How much personal data is collected every day?

It is believed that over 2.5 quintillion bytes (2.5 e+9 GB) of the data is created every day, and this number is in increasing order. Interestingly, it is said that over 90% of these data are collected within just the past 5 years.

What is a data collection plan?

A data collection plan helps to ensure that data collected during an analysis or improvement project is useful and appropriately collected. When to Use a Data Collection Plan. The data collection plan is typically used during the current state analysis portion of a process analysis or improvement project.

What are the types of primary data collection?

The following list covers the main types of primary data each researcher can choose from: ∎ Questionnaires ∎ Surveys / web-based surveys ∎ Transcripts of interviews ∎ Field notes from focus groups ∎ Observations ∎ Charts, maps, tables or diagrams ∎ Archives, including documents, reports, etc.

What are the two types of primary data?

The following are the basic types of primary data.

• Sensors. Data from a sensor such as a camera or thermometer.
• Measurements. Measurements from an instrument such as a ruler or scale.
• Observations. Data obtained through objective human observation.
• Interviews.
• Surveys.
• Experiments.
• User Input.
• Transactions.

What are primary sources 5 examples?

Examples of Primary Sources

• archives and manuscript material.
• photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, films.
• journals, letters and diaries.
• speeches.
• scrapbooks.
• published books, newspapers and magazine clippings published at the time.
• government publications.
• oral histories.