a survey was conducted vs a survey has been conducted

Both sentences are correct, but there is a difference between them. 'A survey was conducted' is used when referring to a survey that was completed in the past, while 'a survey has been conducted' is used when emphasizing the recent completion of a survey.

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a survey was conducted

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a survey that was completed in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that a survey took place at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

A survey was conducted to gather feedback from customers.
The results of the survey that was conducted last month are now available.

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Indication why a survey was conducted.
When a survey was conducted of state schools in India, some were simply shut.
When a survey was conducted recently, however, in late 2008, among people who had not become naturalised, 74% did not wish to obtain Latvian citizenship.
With a view to establishing the product's history, a survey was conducted in January and February 2007 among the inhabitants of the municipality of Szydłów.
For instance, as part of the above-mentioned European Campaign Against Domestic Violence a Eurobarometer survey was conducted in which men and women were asked their views on domestic violence.
The revised standard mass values can only be used in circumstances consistent with those under which the survey was conducted.
This survey was conducted in 2003 and will be executed again in 2004.
The BEUC survey was conducted by consumers sending letters to 25 selected retailers in each of the 9 countries inquiring whether a product contains substances from the REACH candidate list.
The survey was conducted among some 23000 people belonging to recognisable ethnic groups, such as Asians or Africans.
The revised standard mass values can only be used in circumstances consistent with those under which the survey was conducted.
A survey conducted this year by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) confirms these findings.
According to the results of a survey conducted by a group of renowned UK universities, there are over 200 Internet sites which extol the virtues of suicide.
That gave 3413 deaths in 2006, according to a survey conducted as part of the EU's Daphne Programme.
This represented 3413 deaths in 2006, according to a survey conducted as part of the EU's Daphne Programme.
A survey conducted by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has revealed that the judicial and prison system in Sri Lanka regularly infringes the human rights of women.
We probably are the most Euro-sceptic according to a survey conducted on behalf of the European Union published two weeks ago.
A survey conducted in 2006 revealed that as at 31 December 2005 there were 10,564 participants in TARGET.
According to a Eurobarometer survey, published on 11 June 2010, blood donation has increased by 6 % in the EU since the last survey was conducted in 2002.
In accordance with Article 7(3), shortly after each consumer price survey, a report by the Member State responsible will be given to the Commission (Eurostat) providing information on the way in which the survey was conducted.
We need only to think of a survey conducted a few years ago, which showed that Lombardy was one of the top 20 wealthiest regions while Sicily, my homeland, was in seventy-seventh place.

Alternatives:

a survey had been conducted
a survey took place
a survey was carried out
a survey was performed
a survey was executed

a survey has been conducted

This phrase is correct and commonly used when emphasizing the recent completion of a survey.

This phrase is used to highlight that a survey has been recently completed and the results may be available.