In the rush to rearrange plans for data collection that fit with the new social distancing requirements of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is easy to lose track of what data are. I would like to invite readers to take a step back and think about this question. According to The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary (2021) data are “facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions.”.

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什么是数据？

在急于重新安排适合 Covid-19 大流行的新社交距离要求的数据收集计划时，很容易忘记数据是什么。我想请读者退一步思考这个问题。根据牛津学习者词典 (2021) 的说法，数据是“事实或信息，尤其是在检查和用于发现事物或做出决定时。”。