Data

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Data is the facts you write down from an observation or experiment.

Singular Noun: Datum

Plural Noun: Data

About Data

Data can be a set of numbers, like the height of everyone in the room, or it can be descriptions like the properties of a material, for example; bricks are hard and rough.

Examples

A scientist measured the height of everyone in the room.

A scientist wrote down observations about the texture of bricks.

Used in a Sentence

A scientist collected data on the heights of everyone in the room by writing down their height in centimetres.

A scientist recorded data on the texture of bricks, noting that they are hard, rough and opaque.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Data is two or more pieces of information taken from observation or experiment.

References

AQA

Data, pages 259-264, 281-283, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Data, pages 264-270, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Data; Evaluation of, pages 204, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; Interpretation of, pages 115-16, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; Presentation of, pages 56, 139-40, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA

Data; processing, page 13, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Data; processing, page 14, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Data; types, page 15, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Data; types, page 16, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

Data, pages 12-17, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel

Data, pages 6-8, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Data; processing, page 14, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

Data; types, page 16, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Data, pages 6-8, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR

Data, pages 7, 8, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR

Data; accuracy, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Accuracy, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; collection, pages 180, 288-289, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Collection, pages 287-288, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; collection, pages 7, 8, 10-11, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR

Data; errors, pages 16-17, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Errors, pages 16-17, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; graphs, pages 288-289, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; interpretation, pages 14-15, 302-305, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR

Data; interpretation, pages 14-15, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Interpretation, pages 14-15, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; measurement, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Measurement, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; precision, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Precision, pages 10-11, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; presentation, pages 12-13, 297-298, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR

Data; presentation, pages 12-13, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Presentation, pages 12-13, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; repeatability, page 11, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Repeatability, pages 11, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; reproducibility, page 11, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Reproducibility, pages 11, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; types, page 281, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Types, pages 282, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; uncertainties, page 17, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Uncertainties, pages 17, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR

Data; variables, page 8, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR

Data; Variables, pages 8, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR