soft data

noun [U]

Definition

› information about things that are difficult to measure such as people's opinions or feelings: Is it considered acceptable to rely on soft data as well as hard statistics? → See also data, hard data

(Definition of soft data noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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