survey
The word 'sondaggio' is the Italian translation for the English word 'survey'. It is used in the same context as in English, such as a questionnaire used to gather information from a sample of people. For example, 'Partecipa al nostro sondaggio per aiutarci a migliorare il nostro servizio.' translates to 'Participate in our survey to help us improve our service.'
I need to conduct a survey for my research project.
In this sentence, the speaker is referring to the need of carrying out a survey, which is a type of research method, for a research project. The speaker would be someone who is doing research, for instance, a student, a scientist, etc.
The survey results will be published tomorrow.
In this sentence, the speaker is talking about the results of a survey that will be published the following day. The speaker might be a news reporter, an academic, a surveyor, etc anticipating the publication of these results.
The survey shows that most people prefer pizza over pasta.
In this sentence, the speaker is explaining the findings of a survey which revealed the majority preference towards pizza over pasta. The speaker could be someone analyzing data from a survey e.g., a market researcher, a sociologist, etc.