Mittauskerroilla

Mittauskerroilla is a Finnish term used in data collection and reporting to refer to the times when measurements are taken in a study, monitoring program, or quality control process. The word combines mittaus (measurement) with kerroilla (on occasions or rounds), functioning as an adverbial noun meaning “during the measurement rounds.” The expression typically appears in contexts where data collection is organized into discrete rounds rather than continuous time.

In practice, mittauskerroilla helps researchers and practitioners specify when data were gathered and facilitates comparisons across rounds. It is common in longitudinal studies, environmental monitoring, health research, and industrial quality assurance. By distinguishing data from different measurement rounds, analysts can assess trends, variability, and changes over time, or evaluate the effects of interventions implemented between rounds.

Usage examples include phrases such as mittauskerroilla kerätyt tiedot (data collected during the measurement rounds) or mittauskerroilla suoritetut mittaukset (measurements performed during the measurement rounds). The term can function as a modifier or as a stand-alone reference point in methodological descriptions.

Related concepts include repeated measures design, longitudinal study, and interval-based data collection. While mittauskerroilla is widely understood in Finnish scientific and technical writing, it is primarily used in contexts where data collection is explicitly organized into successive rounds rather than continuous monitoring.