Based on two data sets, one compares the levels of response styles across three modes of data-collection: paper and pencil questionnaires, online questionnaires, and telephone interviews. Using Means And Covariance Structures MACS, one finds that data collected by different modes show differences in response styles levels. More specifically, telephone data...
Advanced refinery planning requires the ability to respond rapidly to changes in the market or refinery capacity. Traditional methods for running the linear planning tools rely on time-consuming processes for data collection, verification and scenario analysis, resulting in delayed decisions. Rapid and informed decision making requires integrating plant, trading and...
Research has been conducted on a large telecommunications utility to automate an important business process of the utility, that of collecting information on it's geographically dispersed network assets, using mobile computing and wireless technologies. The results of the pilot for this automated business process have been encouraging and indicate a...
A low cost progress data collection technique was proposed for construction sites using time-lapse video. The authors build on their existing research on 4D CAD and geometric, parameter-based 4D models and apply computer vision techniques to webcam images of construction sites to provide frequent, rapid, and automated feedback on the...
The measurement of evidence based care is very dependent on clinical data detailed in the medical record. Historically, abstracting data from a medical record has been resource intensive. As the national move towards providing information for consumers to make decisions grows, the need for data is only likely to increase...
The following article is a summary of the data collected through the 2002 Operational Risk Loss Data Collection Exercise LDCE launched by the Risk Management Group RMG of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2002. The goals of this paper are to describe the results of the 2002...
Much attention has been given to the adoption of online research in the market research community. While much of the initial hype focused on the speed and cost effectiveness of online research, one must consider and understand more issues when deciding if online research is the correct tool for the...
The typical project often overruns its cost estimate. Overruns are common on government and commercial projects, even when changes in the design are taken into account. One reason this happens is because cost estimating traditionally fails to take into account the risk that the work will actually cost more (or...
Smart materials and intelligent devices are promising to revolutionize data collection in civil infrastructure. However, their application has so far been very limited in scope. This article outlines a framework for reengineering organizations for optimal utilization of smart materials and intelligent devices in the infrastructure development domain. The aim is...
In a recent article on conducting international marketing research in the 21st century the application of new electronic technology for data collection was encouraged. Email and web-based data collection methods are attractive to researchers particularly in international marketing, because of low costs and fast response rates. Yet the conventional wisdom...
Linx Data Terminals' VIII data collection alternative is suited for those situations when the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft Windows interface and management tools are desired. Running Microsoft's next-generation embedded operating system, Linx Data Terminals' VIII data collection alternative is suited...
Increasingly, the information superhighway and other media are your routes to learning more about automatic data collection. Increasingly, the information superhighway and other media are your routes to learning more about automatic data collection.
Factory-floor data collection is seen by some as contrary to the lean philosophy of using simple visual cues to drive production. But in a broader view of lean centered on waste reduction, better factory-floor data delivers results for Nokia. ...
Quantum SPC products for data collection include Quantum SPC/DC software that allows a PC to be used as a data collector. Quantum SPC/QA software manages data collection setups and provides detailed SPC analysis and ... Quantum SPC products for data collection include Quantum SPC/DC...
The long-awaited Internet audience measurement service from Milpitas, Calif.-based Nielsen/NetRatings launches today. A random sample of 9,000 people chosen by digit dialing over the phone determines top Web site reports, banner ad reports, audience summary reports and custom queries. Data collection is uniform across PC, Mac and Unix platforms.
When it comes to automatic data collection, the world is basically made up of two kinds of people: The handful who have successfully implemented a project with relative ease-and everybody else. Over the next few months, I'm going to be taking ...
Use the Collecting Data Using E-Mail Options dialog box to view and change the options that control how Microsoft Office Access 2007 processes replies to a data collection e-mail message. The settings apply to all future replies to the e-mail message that is currently selected or being generated. This paper...
Look in any wallet or purse these days and there's a real good chance a pre-paid phonecard is tucked inside. How good? According to Boston-based consulting firm The Yankee Group, at least one member in 34 percent of 102 million U.S. households has ...
INTRODUCTION Accurate and error-free of diagnosis and treatment given to patients has been a major issue highlighted in medical service nowadays. Traditionally, healthcare providers provide services based on their knowledge and experiences whether individually or collectively depending on cases. Research done proved that hospitals do not all provide...
INTRODUCTION With the increasing dependence on the Internet in many aspects of their daily lives, users demand ubiquitous, high performance Internet access whether they are at work, at home, or on the move. Moreover, users on the move are often interested in forming ad hoc networks to collaborate...
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