Data
noun
Pieces of information that are collected and can be used to find out things.
The data shows that our company's performance has improved this month.
Often appears as...
- collect data
- analyze data
noun
Information in a form suitable for use with a computer.
The data is stored in a database.
Often appears as...
- data storage
- data processing
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Technical
noun
Detailed information on something, collected for scientific or research purposes.
The data from his experiments proved his hypothesis.
Often appears as...
- experimental data
- research data
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Academic
noun
Statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
The data indicates a significant increase in the country's economic growth.
Often appears as...
- statistical data
- data analysis
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Academic
noun
Pieces of information that are collected and can be used to find out things.
The data shows that our company's performance has improved this month.
Often appears as...
- collect data
- analyze data
noun
Information in a form suitable for use with a computer.
The data is stored in a database.
Often appears as...
- data storage
- data processing
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Detailed information on something, collected for scientific or research purposes.
The data from his experiments proved his hypothesis.
Often appears as...
- experimental data
- research data
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
The data indicates a significant increase in the country's economic growth.
Often appears as...
- statistical data
- data analysis
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Interpreting Data
Data doesn't explain itself; it needs interpretation to understand what it means.
The data suggests a trend, but further analysis is necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Numeric
Data can include words, pictures, or sounds, not just numbers and statistics.
The survey data includes customers' written feedback.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Form
Remember 'data' is the plural of 'datum', although 'data' is commonly used as both singular and plural.
These data are crucial for the project's success.
Pro Tip 1/3Interpreting Data
Data doesn't explain itself; it needs interpretation to understand what it means.
The data suggests a trend, but further analysis is necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Numeric
Data can include words, pictures, or sounds, not just numbers and statistics.
The survey data includes customers' written feedback.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Form
Remember 'data' is the plural of 'datum', although 'data' is commonly used as both singular and plural.
These data are crucial for the project's success.
Pro Tip 1/3Interpreting Data
Data doesn't explain itself; it needs interpretation to understand what it means.
The data suggests a trend, but further analysis is necessary.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Numeric
Data can include words, pictures, or sounds, not just numbers and statistics.
The survey data includes customers' written feedback.
Pro Tip 3/3Plural Form
Remember 'data' is the plural of 'datum', although 'data' is commonly used as both singular and plural.
These data are crucial for the project's success.
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Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
There is this incredible synergy between the cameras that we have in orbit and the pictures that we can take of the surface, and the things that we can do on the surface to ground truth that data. This data, we can resolve things that are about 20 meters across. The camera has a resolution of six meters per pixel. And we can see that channel now
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Jonathan Foley: The...
and other crops. So one of the questions we've been asking is, how much of the world is used to grow food, and where is it exactly, and how can we change that into the future, and what does it mean? Well, our team has been looking at this on a global scale, using satellite data and ground-based data kind of to track
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How to spot a misleading...
can cause massive ecological disruption. This is why the second graph, which show the average temperature variation each year, is far more significant. When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media,
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Can you solve the frog...
that all our data consists of. And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
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Why are some people...
they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution of left-handed people in the general population, as well as matching data from various sports, the model indicates
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Will we ever be able to...
before one of them is transported to a new site. By itself, quantum entanglement isn't teleportation. To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle.
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The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
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How visionary leaders...
every idea you share can influence people every vision you spread can move your audience to take action you guys believe me probably not but let me explain I'm a data scientist I use software and data to analyze communications to help people
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How statistics can be...
base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But there's a problem with that. Any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it, something that can turn the results completely upside down.
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Water Discovered In...
Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said, You can see there's a little pimple in the data, just over there. This looks intriguing. This is not what we expect.
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Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
There is this incredible synergy between the cameras that we have in orbit and the pictures that we can take of the surface, and the things that we can do on the surface to ground truth that data. This data, we can resolve things that are about 20 meters across. The camera has a resolution of six meters per pixel. And we can see that channel now
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
and other crops. So one of the questions we've been asking is, how much of the world is used to grow food, and where is it exactly, and how can we change that into the future, and what does it mean? Well, our team has been looking at this on a global scale, using satellite data and ground-based data kind of to track
Video examples
How to spot a misleading...
can cause massive ecological disruption. This is why the second graph, which show the average temperature variation each year, is far more significant. When they're used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media,
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
that all our data consists of. And in many of our own life decisions, we use information gained from past experience and our surroundings to narrow down our choices to the best options so that maybe next time, we can avoid eating that poisonous mushroom in the first place.
Video examples
Why are some people...
they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution of left-handed people in the general population, as well as matching data from various sports, the model indicates
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
before one of them is transported to a new site. By itself, quantum entanglement isn't teleportation. To complete the teleport, we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle.
Video examples
The benefits of a good...
Sensory data is initially transcribed and temporarily recorded in the neurons as short-term memory. From there, it travels to the hippocampus, which strengthens and enhances the neurons in that cortical area. Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity,
Video examples
How visionary leaders...
every idea you share can influence people every vision you spread can move your audience to take action you guys believe me probably not but let me explain I'm a data scientist I use software and data to analyze communications to help people
Video examples
How statistics can be...
base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But there's a problem with that. Any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it, something that can turn the results completely upside down.
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
Put it into slide show. My boss came to the team and said, You can see there's a little pimple in the data, just over there. This looks intriguing. This is not what we expect.
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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.
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Yolanda Adams
American Musician
Education helps you to be a well-rounded person, period. It teaches you how to take in information and data, process it, and use it for life building. Education was key in my family. You were going to college.
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Gary Sherman
American Director
I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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Clifford Stoll
American Author
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
We can help show data on how much the kids can improve when their home life changes a little bit.
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Ginni Rometty
American Businesswoman
We share no data with the government anywhere in the world.
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Aneel Bhusri
American Businessman
I think, in general, data protection really matters.
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Andy Dunn
American Businessman
Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.
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Masayoshi Son
Japanese Businessman
Those who rule data will rule the entire world.
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Anne Wojcicki
American Scientist
Data helps solve problems.
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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.
Quote examples
Yolanda Adams
American Musician
Education helps you to be a well-rounded person, period. It teaches you how to take in information and data, process it, and use it for life building. Education was key in my family. You were going to college.
Quote examples
Gary Sherman
American Director
I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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Clifford Stoll
American Author
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
We can help show data on how much the kids can improve when their home life changes a little bit.
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Ginni Rometty
American Businesswoman
We share no data with the government anywhere in the world.
Quote examples
Aneel Bhusri
American Businessman
I think, in general, data protection really matters.
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Andy Dunn
American Businessman
Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.
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Masayoshi Son
Japanese Businessman
Those who rule data will rule the entire world.
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Anne Wojcicki
American Scientist
Data helps solve problems.
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