soft data
sɔːft ˈdeɪtə
Definition

Definition of soft data - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

1.
informationTECH.qualitative information not easily measurableTECH.
  • The survey included soft data like customer opinions.
2.
researchTECH.subjective insights or opinions in researchTECH.
  • Researchers gathered soft data from interviews and focus groups.
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Expressions with soft

go softv.
lose firmness or hardness
The bread will go soft if left out.
soft heartn.
kind and compassionate nature
She has a soft heart for animals.
soft touchn.
gentle and careful way of handling something
She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..
soft onadj.
being lenient or not strict
The teacher is soft on late submissions.
be going softv.
lose firmness or structure
The fruit is going soft.
be soft onv.
treat someone with leniency or gentleness
The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with data

massage the datav.
change numbers or information to make results look better
They tried to massage the data before the report was published.
a flood of datan.
overwhelming amount of information to process
The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.
torture the datav.
manipulate data to get desired results
The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.
basic datan.
essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something
The form asks for basic data like your name and address.
customer datan.
information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details
The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.
data collectorn.
person whose job is to gather information for some purpose
The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.
data entryn.
job of entering data into computer systems
She works in data entry at a large corporation.
output datan.
data produced by a system after processing given information
The program writes the output data to a file for later analysis.
data sharingn.
practice of giving information to other people groups or systems
Clear rules for data sharing were written into the contract.
data-backedadj.
supported or proven by information or facts
We made a data-backed decision for the project.

Terms related to soft data

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
analysisdatainformationinsightinterpretationqualitativeresearchsubjectivefeedbackperceptionsurvey

Examples of soft data in a sentence

  • Soft data from interviews provided insights into employee satisfaction.
  • The report included soft data from customer feedback.
  • Soft data from surveys helped shape the new policy.

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  1. French:données qualitatives, données subjectives, ...
  2. German:weiche Daten, ...
  3. Italian:dati qualitativi, dati soggettivi, ...
  4. Spanish:datos cualitativos, datos subjetivos, ...
  5. Portuguese:dados qualitativos, ...
  6. Chinese:软数据, 主观数据, ...
  7. Japanese:ソフトデータ, 主観的データ, ...
  8. Arabic:بَيَانَات نَوْعِيَّة, مَعْلومات غَيْر كَمِّيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:נְתוּנִים רַכִּים, נְתוּנִים רַכִּים, ...
  10. Russian:мягкие данные, качественные данные, ...
  11. Ukrainian:м'які дані, суб'єктивні дані, ...
  12. Hindi:सॉफ्ट डेटा, मुलायम डेटा, ...

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