data-driven

adjective

UK /ˈdeɪtə ˈdrɪvən/

US /ˈdeɪtə ˈdrɪvən/

Using facts and numbers to decide what to do.

The school made a data-driven plan to help students read better.

SYNONYMS

evidence-based fact-based information-led analytical statistical

RELATED WORDS

data analysis statistics decision-making metrics

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Guided or controlled by computer data rather than by people.

The factory uses a data-driven robot to sort the packages.

3. In science and business, shaped by measuring and testing instead of guessing.

Their data-driven study showed which medicine worked best.

4. In computing, working by following the information it is given.

This data-driven program changes its answers when new numbers arrive.