Raw material for some analysts (4)

I believe the answer is:

data

(Other definitions for data that I've seen before include "Collected information" , "Facts and statistics collected together" , "Facts given" , "Collection of items of information" , "Factual information" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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