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| Data collection is the process of gathering information for enabling data analysis. The data collection process needs to be systematic and rigorous as to inform research design and research questions. Data collection is basically a stage in research that enables the researcher to gather sample relevant to investigating a particular research endeavour. Data collection may be enacted for other purposes beyond formal qualitative or quantitative research, like for example to gather user requirements for creating a serious game or for eliciting experiences on players' actions during a game. In essence, data collection is a useful task for people who would like to know certain aspects of how people view, experience or use certain phenomena. |