Data and Policy Analysis Section

data Noun

— Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc. A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

policy Noun

— A policy is an official rule or idea that explain how to act in certain situations. The college policy is that teachers may not have any sexual relationship with students. The government is suggesting a significant change in economic policy. In at least one case there was a deliberate policy decision not to involve the police. The policy at the movie theater said we should turn on phones off and be quiet, during the movie.

analysis Noun

— If you do an analysis, you study something carefully to understand it. We performed a detailed analysis of the relationship between the two companies and believe that they could form a strong partnership.

section Noun

— A section of a thing or place is a part of it. The police closed one section of the road because of the accident.

section Verb

— If you section something, you divide it into parts.