The phrase "a host of data" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a large quantity or collection of data available for analysis or consideration.
Example: "The research team gathered a host of data from various sources to support their findings."
Alternatives: "a wealth of data" or "an abundance of data".
A host of data in recent months has shown house prices accelerating upwards.
Economists say that a host of data supports the theory that there is a "development dividend" for countries that tackle corruption.
People freely volunteer their demographic information on social networks due to their open privacy settings which allows marketing tools such as Facebook Insights access to a host of data instantly, all fine-tuned to your specific audience.
There's a host of data on both issues, much of which I've already shared in the past week or so, but here are two personal anecdotes which perhaps sum up how marginal the issue is, despite the efforts being made to change the status quo (those quotas in France and Norway, for example).
Drawing on a host of data sets, the authors conclude that a combination of slowing population growth, moderated demand for land-intensive food (meat, for instance) and more efficient farming methods have resulted in a substantial "decoupling" of acreage and human appetites.
In his motion (see also below), Mr. Stolar wrote that the request for "any and all information" could be interpreted as asking for private messages between Mr. Harris and others, as well as a host of data collected by Twitter, including e-mail addresses and phone numbers used by Mr. Harris, Web pages he has visited and information about his physical location at different times.
On the other side of the screen is a host of data-bait ventures — a dating Web site, a sweepstakes — and the corporations to whom you can trade private details for profit.
However, these approaches were generally based on the target data without considering a host of auxiliary data or the additional information of auxiliary data.
Color Commentary Comes in Beige: Most of the big economic reports come in the form of data points typically a headline number and a host of supplemental data to slice and dice.
Some cloud giants view the data-crunching acceleration of Spark – tied to the vast data stores of companies and a host of new data channels – as an enticing way to lock their brands in with how we'll work in the future.
Over the years a host of programme data were collected, forming a unique dataset in the light of the overall scarcity of data related to sexual violence and rape survivors.
