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Definition of Data Item
(noun) A single unit of data.
Example of Data Item
- An individual’s age.
Data Item Pronunciation
Syllabification: da·ta i·tem
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /dAY-tuh IE-tuhm/
- British English – /dAY-tuh IE-tuhm/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈdætə ˈaɪtəm/
- British English – /ˈdeɪtə ˈaɪtəm/
Usage Notes
- Plural: data items
- Variant spelling: data-item
Additional Information
- Qualitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Quantitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “data” and “item” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- case
- data
- data analysis
- data archive
- data file
- qualitative research
- quantitative research
- statistical analysis
- study
Works Consulted
Babbie, Earl. 2013. The Practice of Social Research. 13th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Bryman, Alan. 2012. Social Research Methods. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
Burdess, Neil. 2010. Starting Statistics: A Short, Clear Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
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Larson, Ron, and Elizabeth Farber. 2015. Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson.
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Cite the Definition of Data Item
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “data item.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/data-item/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
data item. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/data-item/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “data item.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/data-item/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“data item.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/data-item/>.