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We recorded plant-height data in a table.
What does Data mean?
recorded information collected so it can be studied.
Dictionary definition
Recorded facts, observations, measurements, or other information collected for reference, analysis, or decision-making.
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Data in a sentence
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The data include measurements from five repeated trials.
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Before drawing a conclusion, the team checked the data for missing values, unusual results, and measurement errors.
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Practice 1
What are data?
Data can be numerical or descriptive and may come from observations, measurements, surveys, records, and more.
Practice 2
Which item is qualitative data?
Qualitative data describe qualities; the other choices are numerical measurements.
Practice 3
Which statement is accurate?
Methods, tools, completeness, bias, and recording accuracy affect data quality.
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MeaningData means recorded information collected so it can be studied.
ExampleExample: We recorded plant-height data in a table.
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Synonyms
Words like Data
informationA broad close term for data that have been collected or recorded.
observationsA close term when data consist of details noticed and recorded.
measurementsA close, more specific term when data are numerical values obtained by measuring.
Antonym review
Does Data have an opposite?
Data names collected information and has no direct antonym. Guesses and opinions may be unsupported by data, but they are different kinds of statements rather than opposites.
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Word family
Data word family
Base word
data
noun
datum
One item of data in formal or technical usage.
noun
database
An organized collection of data.
adjective
data-driven
Guided by collected and analyzed data.
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Understand Data
Hint for students
Data are recorded information; ask who collected them, how, when, with what tool, and whether anything is missing.
Common mix-up
Data do not mean only numbers. Descriptions, categories, images, and recorded observations can also be data. Both 'data are' and informal singular 'data is' occur in modern English; formal science often uses the plural.
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Students classify sample data as qualitative or quantitative, identify a likely collection method, and critique a flawed data table for missing units, labels, or values.
Teacher prompt
What makes data useful and trustworthy? Compare how completeness, accurate tools, consistent methods, and bias can affect a data set.
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