Data collecting form

Overview

The data collecting form also called sheet statements, details of data acquisition or data collection sheet.

What is the form of data collection?

The survey sheet is a record to collect data easily with a reduced risk of error. The information is easily usable for the analysis you want to achieve.

This tool can be applied at several stages of the method of solving a problem:

• Positioning of the problem (and with its evolution).
• Finding differences.
• Search for causes (quantification of the importance of each), locating faults Search solutions.
• Measurement and control results of the implementation of solutions (monitoring).

How to use the data collection?

The form of data collection is a practical prerequisite for any analysis. The objective must be clearly defined, so that the information collected to match and be usable for analysis.

Data collection consists of several stages:

• The determination of categories of data to be collected (measurements, observations, etc.).
• Preparation of the registration form (the collection of data). This form is in the form of a table or a histogram, with one or two entries. It allows the systematic recording of these quantities based on criteria selected by a numerical or symbolic notation (coding).
• Determination of the period and place of collection.
• The collection of data in a uniform and objective.

Example of data collection

In a company, we want to verify the operation of two production lines of the same product. The measure is the number of non-compliant boxes at the end of each line.

The form of data collection is as follows:

This sheet must be completed for each production line at intervals of time.