data set

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Vanda Research, which has a proprietary data set that tracks retail investors’ buying and selling in popular stocks and ETFs, found that retail buying in a handful of crude-oil ETFs has soared.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

"This is the largest data set ever assembled for Tyrannosaurus rex," says Holly Woodward, a professor of anatomy at Oklahoma State University who led the research effort.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

There is no single data set that precisely registers the estimated 4 to 9 million Americans already living outside the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

They were able to piece together a large data set, going back through those archives and others more than a decade to study what they'd seen.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

But keep in mind that these are the most common names of all, and consider the size of the data set.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt