English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘data'
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You're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. Let's talk about verbs we use with data. If you collect or gather data, you search for it yourself. For example, this could be by asking people questions or looking at databases online. I've been gathering data on breakfast choices by asking people what they have for breakfast.

When you have your answers or figures, you might enter that data into a computer system. I've been entering data into this spreadsheet all day. Then it's time to interpret the data. This means you analyse it to see what it means. Well, look at that. It looks like most people in the BBC have cornflakes for breakfast. You might then present the data to colleagues or a company that want the information.

Sorry, I can't come for brunch. I'm presenting my breakfast data to the cereal company. I'm going to go and eat some breakfast, so see you next time.