The phrase "applied for data collection" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a process or action taken to gather data for research or analysis purposes.
Example: "The researchers applied for data collection to better understand the impact of climate change on local ecosystems."
Alternatives: "requested data gathering" or "sought permission for data collection."
Section 4.1 details the methods applied for data collection.
The contingent valuation method (CVM) was applied for data collection in our study.
The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT) Provider Version was applied for data collection.
Comprehensive information on the sampling techniques and procedures applied for data collection in the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey have been published elsewhere [ 16, 25].
Comprehensive information on the sampling techniques and survey procedures applied for data collection in the Ghana DHS have been published in detail elsewhere.
Surveys and interviews were used for data collection and importance performance analysis was applied for data analysis.
Detail information about the sampling technique that was applied for the data collection had been published in the final report of 2008 NDHS [ 29].
A new enterprise architecture for security can be leveraged by nurturing collaboration among academic research centers, applying new technologies for data collection and response, and allowing for real-time systems development and data analysis for the protection of the maritime infrastructure.
This is considered to be less time consuming and error-prone than retrieving data from multiple national websites which may apply different methodologies for data collection [ 18].
We applied blinding to treatment allocation for data collection, data entry, and analysis, and applied intention to treat analyses with multiple imputations in data analyses.
We used a practical guide for applied research [ 23, 24] for data collection as well as a mix of conventional and directed content analysis [ 25].
