Question

When gathering information for research we say we are collecting _____.

Answer 1

Data would be the answer to your question

Answer 2

Answer: data

Step-by-step explanation:  

when gathering information for research, one of the first things we need to do is collecting data, in order to analyze it and do a preliminary analysis to test the model.

For example, if you are researching about the rain in a given month. We would need to collect the data of how much rains every day, and then analyzing it we can advance with the research.