noun
pilot survey
A small-scale preliminary survey conducted to test methodology before a full-scale study.
本調査の前にパイロットサーベイを実施した。
We conducted a pilot survey before the main study.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
A more general Japanese term for a preliminary investigation or survey, not necessarily limited to a pilot study.
Loanword from English 'pilot survey'.