those data are vs those data is

Both 'those data are' and 'those data is' are commonly used, but 'those data are' is more grammatically correct. 'Data' is the plural form of 'datum', so it should be treated as a plural noun. However, in informal or everyday language, 'those data is' is also used.

Last updated: March 31, 2024

those data are

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'those data are' when referring to multiple pieces of information or facts. 'Data' is the plural form of 'datum', so it should be followed by a plural verb.

Examples:

Those data are consistent with our findings.
I believe those data are accurate.
Can you confirm if those data are up to date?
The results show that those data are reliable.
Those data are essential for our research.

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An entity shall explain how those data are determined.
That period is necessary due to the long procedures for processing irregularities and because those data are needed for the conduct of joint customs operations and of investigations.
The European Union only gets to decide whether the conditions for the transfer of those data are in line with EU data protection standards.
The fact that in some cases the availability of traffic and/or location data helped solving a crime does not automatically mean that those data are needed (in general) as a tool for law enforcement.
It is very important to have reliable data on population and housing in the European Union, since those data are of paramount importance for planning, administering and monitoring various policies, which frequently contain a European component.
However, until 1 July 2010 Article 1(2), in so far as it relates to Article 4o(4) and to the data mentioned in point 4 of Annex 38d, shall apply only where those data are available in the national systems.
with the results of the monitoring data, together with an indication as to whether those data are relevant for other recreational activities in waters adjacent to the sampling points.
In addition, the party has failed to produce any evidence capable of proving that those data are incorrect, or even to explain how the link in question could have affected their reliability.
Personal data contained in supporting documents shall be deleted where possible when those data are not necessary for budgetary discharge, control and audit purposes.
In order to address this issue of compatibility, the EDPS suggests adding a paragraph to Article 49 IR which provides: Personal data contained in supporting documents should be deleted where possible when those data are not necessary for the purpose of budgetary discharge.
This prohibition shall also apply if those data are further processed at national level or between Member States within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA.
The competent authorities of the Member State transmitting the data shall be informed of all the instances where those data are utilised for these purposes.
Where the Commission considers that some of those data are no longer required, it shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 that delete certain data from Annexes I and II.
In order to ensure consistency and comparability between the data submitted by the Member States, detailed rules on the content and format of those data are necessary.
The fourth plea concerns infringement of the principle of proportionality, in particular on account of the fact that the agreement provides for the transfer of an excessive amount of passenger data and those data are stored by the American authorities for too long.
The EDPS understands that several Member States question the legal basis for the inclusion of a provision on the exchange of personal data with third countries, in cases whereby those data are not received from or made available by the competent authority of another Member State.
It is important to realise that the US screening process does not use data such as meal orders, but those data are in passenger name records and they are downloaded with the rest.
The data reported to the Commission should be integrated with statistics to the extent that those data are relevant for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics in accordance with Commission Decision 2012/504/EU [6].
As those data are to serve as the basis for determining the specific CO2 emissions target for manufacturers of new passenger cars and for the assessment of whether manufacturers comply with those targets, it is necessary to harmonise the rules on the collection and reporting of those data.
The structure of the merger may endanger that privacy, yet the national authorities do not have the capacity to know how those data are being manipulated, and neither will consumers know where their data are going or how they are being used by third parties.

Alternatives:

that data is
this data is
these data are
the data is
the data are

those data is

This phrase is commonly used in informal or everyday language, but it is less grammatically correct.

Although 'those data is' is used informally, it is technically less correct as 'data' is the plural form of 'datum'. It is better to use 'those data are' in formal or written contexts.