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pilot test  

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  • Pilot tests are "dress rehearsals" of full survey operations that are implemented to determine whether problems exist that need to be addressed prior to putting the production survey in the field. Traditional pilot tests are common and have been a part of the survey process since the 1940s. [Source: Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods; Pilot Test]

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