survey research

Arabic translation: دراسة مسحية

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English term or phrase:survey
Arabic translation:دراسة مسحية
Entered by: ArabInk

02:21 Sep 1, 2004
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: survey research
"Survey" meaning use of questionaires, interviews, etc. to obtain information from a population. Not restricted to opinion research.
ArabInk
Local time: 05:44
دراسة مسحية
Explanation:
"دراسة مسحية" is a very widely used term in referring to any survey whether of opinions or needs, etc.
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Doaa El Hefnawy
Local time: 13:44
Grading comment
Thanks, this makes the most sense to me, although clearly the other terms proposed are sometimes used in practice.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4دراسة استقصائية
Moushira El-Mogy
4 +2دراسة مسحية
Doaa El Hefnawy
5دراسة استبيانية
.... (X)
5بحث بأسلوب المسح
ALI HASAN
4استبيان
Nancy Eweiss


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دراسة مسحية


Explanation:
"دراسة مسحية" is a very widely used term in referring to any survey whether of opinions or needs, etc.

Doaa El Hefnawy
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, this makes the most sense to me, although clearly the other terms proposed are sometimes used in practice.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa Farhat: بحث مسحي
6 hrs

agree  mosbadr200: "دراسات مسحية " is usually used, Some add:دراسة مسحية وصفية
1 day 5 hrs
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دراسة استقصائية


Explanation:
UN dictionary
Hope that help


    Reference: http://www.un.org/arabic/dpi/ngo/56conf/report.htm
    Reference: http://www.icarda.org/Arabic/Publications/Annual_Report/2001...
Moushira El-Mogy
Local time: 04:44
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PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Mona Helal
28 mins
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agree  Saleh Ayyub
4 hrs
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agree  sarsam
1 day 17 mins
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agree  mosbadr200: the term :دراسة استقصائية is not used in Arabic research papers. the word inquiry is usually translated into استقصائية
1 day 18 hrs
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دراسة استبيانية


Explanation:
دراسة استبيانية

.... (X)
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بحث بأسلوب المسح


Explanation:
This is frequently used in marketing books

ALI HASAN
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استبيان


Explanation:
If you are not restricted to 'research' then "استبـيــان" would probably express all what you included (interviews, questionaires ..)

Nancy Eweiss
Egypt
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