The phrase "the data was derived" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the source of information or facts. For example, "The data was derived from a survey of 200 individuals."
For most EU countries the data was derived from the Eurostat database (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database).
The data was derived from an online panel of 4,915 people and weighted to reflect the United States' online population.
The adsorption model that best accounts for the data was derived from the analysis of the adsorption isotherm data.
A reuse concept proposed in the chapter tries to see how a designer can use existing design data as the basis for future designs without necessarily having to know how the data was derived, and without explicitly using iterative mathematical procedures.
Excerpts indicate the iteration from which the data was derived and the role the respondent played.
The data was derived from the sample previously reported by the authors [36, 37].
The data are derived from USPTO bulk data files.
The data is derived from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech USA's consumer panel, which is the largest continuous consumer research mobile phone panel of its kind in the world.
The data is derived from INEC CostaRica (Instituto Nactional de Estadisticas y Censos) and was released in 2011.
The data is derived from a household survey conducted in from 2012 to 2013 in Beijing, China.
The data are derived from the published UNESCO archives for river discharge and checked against information obtained from the Global Runoff Center in Koblenz, Germany, through the U.S. National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado.
