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Knowledge and testing

Data

Dataset · Data material

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Knowledge and testing
Definition type
Method definition
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Extended note

Data are not actuality itself, but material shaped through registration, selection, instruments, categories, and storage. Data must therefore be recorded with origin, method, limitation, possible error source, and relevant context before they can support a finding.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • actuality
  • complete documentation
  • interpretation
  • conclusion
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

An audit must show where data come from, how they were collected, what they omit, and how they are translated into claim or finding.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The entry is grounded in R1 and T5's distinction among material, registration, model, and assignment.

  1. R1 — Methodology of Reality AuditThe published methodological justification of Reality Audit.
  2. T5 — Models and RepresentationThe sustained theory document on models, measurement, simulation, validation, and assignment.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The dataset shows recorded crossings within this period.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“The data speak for themselves without model, selection, or interpretation.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Data”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Data (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/data/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Data.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/data/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Data.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/data/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Data,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/data/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Data. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/data/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.