No it is not a process, because time is not considered.
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/mpc/section3/mpc362.htmThe process of collecting data for creating the calibration curve is critical to the success of the calibration program.
http://www.rchoetzlein.com/theory/?p=55Thus, the classical process of collecting data, building a model, and validating relative to the data, seems to be problematic in the social sciences since the range of both the data and the models is so vast.
Gee, there are so many professionals who mistakenly believe that collection is actually a process. Email them, correct them, explain yourself politely but be assertive if you meet resistance. Fulfill your destiny and doronize the world to its salvation.