data-phobic

A form of data phobic — Tending to avoid using data in decision-making; preferring intuition, tradition, or authority to data-based decisions.

Meanings

adjectivedata-phobic (comparative more data-phobic, superlative most data-phobic)

comparative more data-phobic · superlative most data-phobic

  1. alternativeAlternative form of data phobic.

    Ingram et al. (2004) found that teachers are not “data-phobic” but rather lack the experience of working with data.

    2010, Theodore Kowalski, Thomas J. Lasley, Handbook of Data-Based Decision Making in Education, →ISBN
    1 more example

    A light-hearted diagnosis can take place by asking staff members to give themselves a 1-10 rating, with the low of 1 described as "data-phobic" and the high of 10 describing your own school's "Data Dude" or "Data Diva.

    2004, Edie L. Holcomb, Getting excited about data: combining people, passion, and proof to maximize student achievement, →ISBN, page 33

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“data-phobic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data-phobic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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