There is always a confusing discussion about battery and inventory. Both of them are tools for data collection. Which one is used in which situation?
Linguistically, a battery is a group of things. Traditionally, it referred to a group of cannons/guns; in electronics, it refers to a group of chemical-cells. In testing, it is usually used to refer to a set of tests; usually relatively independent tests. Some have even suggested using the term 'armory' to describe a meta-battery from which batteries could be developed.
I think inventory is typically used to refer to a single comprehensive questionnaire. It has the connotation of incorporating all aspects of a certain concept. To my knowledge, inventory is used exclusively for questionnaire-type instruments; a battery could include both questionnaires, behavioral tests, and maybe other tests (possibly anthropometrics).
Linguistically, a battery is a group of things. Traditionally, it referred to a group of cannons/guns; in electronics, it refers to a group of chemical-cells. In testing, it is usually used to refer to a set of tests; usually relatively independent tests. Some have even suggested using the term 'armory' to describe a meta-battery from which batteries could be developed.
I think inventory is typically used to refer to a single comprehensive questionnaire. It has the connotation of incorporating all aspects of a certain concept. To my knowledge, inventory is used exclusively for questionnaire-type instruments; a battery could include both questionnaires, behavioral tests, and maybe other tests (possibly anthropometrics).
Dear Rahul,
Along with the information what Shane has provided what I learned from Merriam Webster Dictionary that "Battery is usually a large group of similar people, things, or ideas that work together, are used together, etc.".
"Inventory" has been described as "
a complete list of the things that are in a place
: a supply of goods that are stored in a place
: the act or process of making a complete list of the things that are in a place : the act or process of making an inventory"
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