Egor Kulkov
"Worth of data" or "piece of data" ? It would be absurd to draw any big conclusions from one month’s worth of data... Does "worth of data" have the same meaning as "piece of data" in the above example? Could you please give examples with another meanings of "worth of data"?
Apr 4, 2017 9:48 AM
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No. 'Worth of data' is not the same as 'piece of data'. 'Worth of data' on it's own does not mean anything in English. The phrase here is 'month's worth of data'. It means all the data collected in a month. So, you could also have a 'day's worth of data' (all the data collected in a day, or 'a week's worth of data.' (all the data collected in a week.) We use this type of expression in other ways too. Example: 'We have had a month's worth of rain in one day.' This means that we have had the same amount of rain in one day that we would normally expect to have in one month. The worth of something is its value. Hope this helps.
April 4, 2017
Yes. Worth of data means data you obtained during that particular period. This is a typical usage while talking about conclusion to be derived from data belonging to a certain period.
April 4, 2017
Thank you, Steve! I didn't know that.
April 4, 2017
Another fact you may be interested in. "Datum" is the singular of "data" (which is the plural). Your age is a datum. The ages of everyone in your family are data.
April 4, 2017
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