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data-based

data-based

1 4.1
Using information from watching or measuring things rather than guessing
  • adjective
  • /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪst/
translation icon : basado en datos
  • Good crime scene work, good lab work and most importantly, good data-based analysis.
  • data-based decision
  • data-based decision-making
  • data-based individualization

Examples

  • The most important aspect of data collection is data-based decision making.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Several researchers have documented some of the benefits of data-based projects at the middle school level.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Finally, we encourage schools to always make data-based decisions and use multiple sources of data for making those decisions.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Because the survey is publicly funded, the center makes specific data-based reports available at cost.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Develop the capacity of more restrictive settings to engage in data-based decision making.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Measurement empowers schools to make data-based decisions and to become their own architects of an effective and humane school.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The committee emphasized the importance of data-based decisions in improving student performance.

  • To achieve the best results, organizations should rely on data-based strategies rather than assumptions.

  • Using data-based approaches, the research team was able to identify trends that support their hypothesis.

Synonyms

empirical
vsdata-based
  • Formal
62 5.9

Based on what you see or experience rather than on ideas

uses measurement and formal evidence rather than experience alone
observational
vsdata-based
27 5.0

Based on watching people or events rather than on ideas

includes measurement and experimental evidence rather than passive watching only
empiric
vsdata-based
  • Formal
1 7.4

Based on tests and careful observation rather than theory

is broader, relying on measurement and varied evidence beyond experiments

Antonyms

133 6.3

Relating to ideas and basic rules rather than practical use

26 6.7

Based on guesses rather than facts

How Evidence-Based

data-based
1 4.1
opinion
1.0
speculative
26 6.7

Surface Forms

data-based positive

Morphology

data-based = data + base (transparent) = data + base + ed

The adjective is transparently built from 'data' (source) + 'base' + the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed' meaning 'founded on data'.

Etymology

Data-based joins data, which means 'given facts', and base (seen in based), which means 'a foundation'. So a data-based approach is like a building made on facts — decisions or ideas that rely on real information instead of guessing.