This is a problem because manual data collection is slow, error-prone and expensive. Consider the process of collecting customer data for a new insurance policy.

What happens to prices when data collection is cut? The Bureau of Labor Statistics is no longer gathering data from parts of New York, Nebraska, and Utah.

As the CEO and founder of a data intelligence company, I want to simplify what data collection means, how it’s collected and how it’s used.

When instructors teach, whether intentionally or not, they evaluate their courses. Evaluation may occur informally, based on their opinions of how the course went, reflections on what worked well, and ...

What Does Amazon Do With Your Data? Amazon's breakneck growth has been in part because of its data collection practices.

What happens when people stop trusting their government's economic data? Planet Money reports on what happened in Greece.