materials; data; documents; information
Refers to physical or digital resources used for research, reference, or decision-making. Covers documents, data, and source materials.
Please read the materials before the meeting.
This research requires a lot of data and documents.
We'll use these survey results as material for our research.
I gathered materials for the presentation.
I prepared materials for the meeting.
This conclusion is based on the latest data.
I compiled the survey results into a set of materials.
資料 refers to reference data or documents used for research or analysis, while 材料 in this sense means the underlying facts or grounds for a decision.
資料 emphasizes reference or supporting materials, while ドキュメント more directly means a single document or file.
museum; archive; reference library
primary source