Any one data set by itself might not tell me anything.

Some economists say such data does not tell the whole story.

What does the latest data on schools spending tell us?

However, these quantitative data tell us nothing about the quality or importance of the relationship.

What these empirical data cannot tell us is the quality of the interaction which has taken place.

Moreover, raw economic data like growth rates don't tell the full story of a place's potential.

"Today's data told me the economy is still on a softer growth path."

However, it should be said that data for 2011, year of the tsunami, will tell a different tale.

My new data tells me her father is a war hero.

The hard data tells us that Ghana's had over 14% growth in the last year.