Data Collected Raw ˈdeɪtə Countries Computer Manipulate Noun

• this data was collected from 69 countries.
• the analysis/interpretation of the data
• raw data (= that has not been analysed)
• demographical/historical/personal data

data

1. facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
• This data was collected from 69 countries.
• the analysis/interpretation of the data
• raw data (= that has not been analysed)
• demographical/historical/personal data
• These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.
2. information that is stored by a computer
• data retrieval (= ways of storing or finding information on a computer)

Extra Examples

• Although we were using the same set of data, we obtained different results.
• 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.
• Special software is needed to manipulate the mass of data.
• The computer can manipulate massive amounts of data.
• The data derived from this project has increased our knowledge of how genes work.
• The fuller data set for this period permits a much more detailed analysis.
• 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 amassed a large amount of raw data for analysis.
• We have amassed the raw data and are about to begin analysing it.
• We have found some very interesting things in the data.
• We have no data for southern Mexico.
• We need to collect more data before we can do any more work.
• Weather conditions have made accurate data collection difficult.
• data on the effects of pollution
• The computer can manipulate huge amounts of data almost instantaneously.
• The data was collected from 67 countries.
• The historical data is incomplete.
• There is very little reliable data available.
• These data were collected over a period of several months.
• They are testing some new data capture software.
• They do not have any data for southern Spain.
• This is just raw data.
• What methods are you using to interpret the data?

Word Origin

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