data
noun/ˈdeɪtə/, /ˈdɑːtə/
/ˈdeɪtə/, /ˈdætə/
used as a plural noun in technical English, when the singular is datumIdioms - [uncountable, plural] facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
- We collected publicly available data over a 10-day period.
- to gather/obtain data
- What methods are you using to interpret the data?
- data on something Researchers analysed the data on 2 515 patient visits at the Children's Hospital.
- data for something Table 2 provides data for south-east 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- published/unpublished data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.
- (specialist) These data show that most cancers are detected as a result of clinical follow-up.
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researcha2- Although we were using the same set of data, we obtained different results.
- Data about patients is only released with their permission.
- October data indicates that many job opportunities still exist.
- 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.
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- reliable
- comprehensive
- …
- item
- piece
- mass
- …
- acquire
- amass
- capture
- …
- be derived from something
- illustrate something
- indicate something
- …
- acquisition
- capture
- collection
- …
- in the data
- data about
- data for
- …
- the acquisition, handling, storage, etc. of data
- a source of data
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- [uncountable] information that is stored by a computer
- All this data is stored on hundreds of servers in San Francisco.
- data storage/transfer
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa2- The computer can manipulate massive amounts of data.
- Our capacity to generate and transmit data has grown exponentially.
- There is a danger that hackers may be able to access the data.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- reliable
- comprehensive
- …
- item
- piece
- mass
- …
- acquire
- amass
- capture
- …
- be derived from something
- illustrate something
- indicate something
- …
- acquisition
- capture
- collection
- …
- in the data
- data about
- data for
- …
- the acquisition, handling, storage, etc. of data
- a source of data
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a term in philosophy): from Latin, plural of datum.
Idioms
See data in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee data in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha mine of information/data (about/on somebody/something)
- 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.
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