field study

British  

noun

1. (often plural) a research project carried out in the field See field

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Example Sentences

In “Letters From the Edge: Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery,” Jeff Wilser collects the adventures of more than 45 members of the Explorers Club, a New York-based professional society promoting scientific exploration and field study.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just last year it launched a digital archives collection and announced, alongside Ithaka S+R, “Magnitude and Bond: A Field Study on Black Literary Arts Service Organizations,” a research project that will examine the organizational needs, strategies and models behind such institutions.

From Los Angeles Times

A team of international researchers -- including experts from the University of Central Florida and Emory University -- has demonstrated, for the first time in a field study, that using folic acid-fortified iodized table salt can prevent multiple severe birth defects.

From Science Daily

The field study then tested the models in a complete natural environment.

From Science Daily

The snakes have clear “communities” composed of individuals they prefer hanging out with, and females act as leaders that tie the groups together and guide their members’ movements, according to the most extensive field study of snake sociality ever carried out.

From Science Magazine