"examining the data" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe the process of looking at data for the purpose of drawing conclusions. For example, "The research team spent hours examining the data to determine the results of the study."
But this "global dimming" occurred so slowly that even scientists examining the data didn't believe it for years.
After examining the data, he makes changes to improve his health.
"The program is dying," Calculated Risk, a popular financial blog, said after examining the data.
Examining the data could provide a more precise picture of the speed and orientation of the craft before it broke up.
Nasa said yesterday that its technicians and outside contractors had discussed this point but decided, on examining the data, that everything was fine.
But examining the data without a clear idea of what it contains is much harder than finding clues once a problem is known.
After examining the data from the UF-250s, Fagan categorized each encounter as "apparently justified," "apparently unjustified," or "ungeneralizable".
But he did express frustration that his network was able to discern this change in the sample structure while Nielsen is supposed to be examining the data looking for a possible explanation.
Examining the data, he argued that positions on issues like voting rights for blacks and confiscation of Southern property depended less on philosophy than on the safety of the seat of the congressman casting the vote.
But the quality of the banks' earnings — an important consideration for investors — starts to look less pretty when you start examining the data.
Examining the data, Mr Levitt tabulates the "blackest" names (Imani tops the list for girls, DeShawn for boys) and the "whitest" (Molly and Jake).
