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field research
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collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting
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Biologists collecting information in the field
Field research, field studies, or fieldwork is the collection of raw data outside a laboratory, library, or workplace setting. The approaches and methods used in field research vary across disciplines. For example, biologists who conduct field research may simply observe animals interacting with their environments, whereas social scientists conducting field research may interview or observe people in their natural environments to learn their languages, folklore, and social structures.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “field research” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.