Data Collected Methods Information Mine Noun ˈdeɪtə ˈdɑːtə

• we collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.
• to gather/obtain data
• what methods are you using to interpret the data?
• researchers analysed the data on 2 515 patient visits at the children's hospital.

data

1. facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
• SEE ALSO big data
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-data
• We collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.
• to gather/obtain data
• What methods are you using to interpret the data?
• Researchers analysed the data on 2 515 patient visits at the Children's Hospital.
• Table 2 provides data for southeast Nebraska.
• Our model is based on experimental data.
• published/unpublished data
• scientific/historical/clinical data
• It is essential to protect your personal data.
• raw data (= that has not been analysed)
• Multiple data collection methods were used.
• These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.

Extra Examples

• Although we were using the same set of data, we obtained different results.
• The fuller data set for this period permits a much more detailed analysis.
• Data about patients is only released with their permission.
• Data indicates that most crime is committed by young males.
• My aim is to synthesize data from all the surveys.
• One vital item of data was missing from the table.
• The data derived from this project has increased our knowledge of how genes work.
• The government departments refused to provide the data that we required.
• The next step is to feed in all this data.
• There is no hard data to support these theories.
• These demands could breach EU data-protection laws.
• They are not allowed to hold data on people's private finances.
• This data reflects the magnitude of the problem.
• This theory seems to fit the available data.
• We have found some very interesting things in the data.
• We have no data for southern Mexico.
• Weather conditions have made accurate data collection difficult.
• These data were collected over a period of several months.
• data on the effects of pollution
• The data was collected from 67 countries.
• There is very little reliable data available.
2. information that is stored by a computer
• All this data is stored on hundreds of servers in San Francisco.
• data storage/transfer

Extra Examples

• The computer can manipulate massive amounts of data.
• They are testing some new data capture software.
• Our capacity to generate and transmit data has grown exponentially.
3. a person, book, etc. that can give you a lot of information on a particular subject
• This book is a mine of information on the Romans.
• The internet can be a mine of information.
• The questionnaire results proved to be a rich mine of empirical data.

Word Origin

• mid 17th cent. (as a term in philosophy): from Latin, plural of datum.