data point

Thân thiện

The scientist plots a single data point on the graph.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A single unit of factual information obtained through measurement or research: A "data point" represents one specific piece of information, often numerical, that is collected as part of a larger set of data for analysis.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Each survey response is a valuable data point in our study.
  • The scientist recorded every data point from the experiment with great care.
  • This single data point seems inconsistent with the overall trend.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a data point": To serve as a single piece of evidence or information within a larger context.
  • Your personal experience, while important, is just one data point in a much broader issue.
• "Outlier data point": A data point that differs significantly from other observations in a dataset.
  • We must investigate this outlier data point to see if it's an error or a genuine discovery.

Variants and Related Words

• Datapoint (n): An alternative, often compound, spelling of "data point."
• Data (n): The plural of datum, referring to a collection of facts, statistics, or information.
• Observation (n): An instance of noticing or perceiving something, often used synonymously with a recorded data point.

Synonyms

• Observation: An item of information recorded in an investigation.
• Measurement: A specific quantified data point obtained by measuring.
• Fact: A piece of information presented as having objective reality.

Related Phrases

• Data point of view: A perspective based on or informed by specific pieces of data.
  • From a data point of view, the campaign was a success.
• Anchor data point: A key or reference piece of data upon which other analyses depend.
  • The initial measurement serves as an anchor data point for the entire time series.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

Từ đồng nghĩa

• datum