0
Sirithvagorien Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Data/material
Hi all
If a company sends out questionnaries to people and make a report based on the answers, would you then say that the report was made from the data or from the material?
Normally, i think of "material" as something you can fysically touch (iron, steel etc.), but is it also correct to use it in this context? Or should it be data (and if so, should data be considered singularis or pluralis? The way I see it both can be used)? A short explanation will be greatly appreciated too.
Thanks!
If a company sends out questionnaries to people and make a report based on the answers, would you then say that the report was made from the data or from the material?
Normally, i think of "material" as something you can fysically touch (iron, steel etc.), but is it also correct to use it in this context? Or should it be data (and if so, should data be considered singularis or pluralis? The way I see it both can be used)? A short explanation will be greatly appreciated too.
Thanks!
Top answer
) If the questions are "essay type," it may be difficult to "extract" the data. "Material" can be intellectual in nature. "
- ) If the questions are "essay type," it may be difficult to "extract" the data.
- "Material" can be intellectual in nature.
- "
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
I'd say "based on the data," but it depends a lot on the nature of the questions, and whether the answers can be tabulated: (20% of the respondants thought X and 40% thought Y.)
If the questions are "essay type," it may be difficult to "extract" the data.
"Material" can be intellectual in nature. You can "collect material for your report at the library."
Anyway
If the questions are "essay type," it may be difficult to "extract" the data.
"Material" can be intellectual in nature. You can "collect material for your report at the library."
Anyway
0
Related Questions