panel study
nounUK /ˈpænəl ˈstʌdi/
US /ˈpænəl ˈstʌdi/
A panel study is a way to learn about people by asking the same group the same questions many times over the years.
The scientists used a panel study to see how the children's habits changed as they grew up.
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2. A research method in which the same people are interviewed at regular intervals.
The panel study tracked the same families for ten years.
3. A study that follows a fixed group of subjects to observe changes over time.
Their panel study showed how jobs changed across the decades.
4. A survey design that collects information from the same sample more than once.
The panel study asked the same questions every spring.