Well, you can create surveys/quizzes online and easily share them over social media in order to collect sample data from people all around the world. In terms of analyzing the data, there are programs such as Microsoft Excel that quickly and effectively draw trends and create graphs from the data collected.
One example of how technology assist people with data and sample collection is that computers give you information for instance if you have trouble with your homework and your family or someone you know and you don't know either this app or website helps you and explains it to you so you can understand. Also other accurate websites can help you learn about different things like Gps's help you find cool collectables such as dinosaur fossils.
