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- pronunciation:
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deI
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Data are bits of information. When scientists want to learn about something, they ask questions about it and gather all the information they can that might help them answer their questions. Each little piece of information is part of their data.
Let's say you want to find out what kids in your class like to eat for lunch and what is the most popular food. So, you ask each kid what they like to have for lunch and you write down the answers. Each answer you get is part of your data. From this data, you can find out what foods kids like to have for lunch and also which of these foods is the most popular with all the kids.- similar words:
- evidence, figures, information, material
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