noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate , reliable
▪ comprehensive , detailed , extensive
▪ limited
▪ preliminary , raw
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We have amassed a large amount of raw ~ for analysis.
▪ factual , hard
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There is no hard ~ to support these theories.
▪ available , published
▪ unpublished
▪ personal
▪ digital , empirical , experimental , numerical , observational , quantitative , scientific , statistical
▪ demographic , environmental , financial , genetic , geological , historical , technical
… OF DATA
▪ piece
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One vital item of ~ was missing from the table.
▪ mass , set
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Special software is needed to manipulate the mass of ~.
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Although we were using the same set of ~, we obtained different results.
VERB + DATA
▪ acquire , amass , capture , collect , gather , generate , get , obtain
▪
We need to collect more ~ before we can do any more work.
▪ enter , feed in
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The next step is to feed in all this ~.
▪ have , hold , record , store
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They are not allowed to hold ~ on people's private finances.
▪ access , retrieve
▪ analyse/analyze , compare , examine , interpret , look at , study
▪ use
▪ handle , manage , manipulate , process
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The computer can manipulate massive amounts of ~.
▪ exchange , share , transfer
▪ send , transmit
▪ present (sb with) , show
▪ provide (sb with) , publish , report
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The government departments refused to provide the ~ that we required.
▪ fit
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This theory seems to fit the available ~.
DATA + VERB
▪ be derived from sth
▪
The ~ derived from this project has increased our knowledge of how genes work.
▪ illustrate sth , indicate sth , reflect sth , show sth , suggest sth
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Data indicates that most crime is committed by young males.
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This ~ reflects the magnitude of the problem.
▪ support sth
DATA + NOUN
▪ acquisition , capture , collection
▪
Weather conditions have made accurate ~ collection difficult.
▪ entry , input
▪ storage
▪ access , retrieval
▪ analysis , handling , management , manipulation , processing
▪ exchange , interchange , stream , transfer , transmission
▪ protection , security
▪
These demands could breach EU data-protection laws.
▪ loss
▪ source
▪ archive , bank (usually databank ) , base (usually database ) , centre/center , file , network , set
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The fuller ~ set for this period permits a much more detailed analysis.
▪ service , structure , system
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
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We have found some very interesting things in the ~.
▪ ~ about
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Data about patients is only released with their permission.
▪ ~ for
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We have no ~ for southern Mexico.
▪ ~ from
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My aim is to synthesize ~ from all the surveys.
▪ ~ on
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~ on the effects of pollution
PHRASES
▪ the acquisition, handling, storage, etc. of ~
▪ a source of ~