informationabout things that aredifficulttomeasuresuch as people'sopinionsorfeelings:Is itconsideredacceptableto rely onsoftdataas well as hardstatistics?See alsodatahard data(Definition ofsoft datafrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsoft data
soft dataThe studies performed have used different structural methods and measured both hard data (such as blood pressure variations) andsoftdatasuch as anxiety levels and number of doctor visits.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This drawing gathers both hard data (dimensions, quantities, geometries, orientation) andsoftdata(experience, use, activities).From theCambridge English CorpusIn these days of military stretch, decisions onsoftdataare necessary.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0That can be done only through the acquisition ofsoftdata.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Applying our distinction of "hard" and "soft"datato psychologically derivative but logically primitive beliefs, we shall find that most, if not all, are to be classed assoftdata.FromProject GutenbergI remind him matsoftdata, as they are known, are tremendously important, as they concern police intelligence.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0That intelligence is known assoftdata.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/soft-data##
