scarcity of data

collocation in English

meaningsofscarcityanddata

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scarcity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈskeə.sə.ti/us
/ˈsker.sə.t̬i/
a situation in which something is not easy to find ...
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data
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.tə/us
/ˈdeɪ.t̬ə/
information, especially facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and used by ...
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Meaningful analysis of female occupation and illiteracy is thus non-viable because of thescarcityofdata.
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Due to thescarcityofdataon high-density fluid inclusions, it was impossible to locate a deeper magma reservoir.
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In any case, thescarcityofdatashould not prevent the recognition of a significant fact related to the earlier discussion.
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An important motivation for following this set of quadruplets was thescarcityofdataon language development in higher order multiples.
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The evidence is inconclusive due to thescarcityofdata, but it does suggest that the feedback mechanisms of the quasi-linear theory are important.
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The results of the quantitative analysis do not allow us to draw any definitive conclusions because of thescarcityofdatafor some areas.
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Due toscarcityofdata, we couldn't do a cost-benefit analysis.
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To keep the figures strictly comparable with those in other tables, and because of thescarcityofdatafor female activists, this sample is entirely male.
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Thescarcityofdatais equally pronounced for the qualitative aspects of the phenomenon.
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Due to thescarcityofdata, it seems impossible to determine precisely the age and the initial distribution of the order.
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This is because thescarcityofdataand inscription connected to the construction of these temples.
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