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Richard;
A point of grammar. The word "data" is the plural of the word "datum" and as such it should take the plural form of whatever verb it associates with. Thus it should be "the data are..." not "the data is...".

Hope that helps. A minor point but significant if your audience is the least bit sophisticated.

Amaranth