Distort, as data (4)
I believe the answer is:
skew
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">distort as data</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skew that I've seen before include "Distorted, awry" , "Turn or twist around" , "Slant, bias" , "(Make) oblique, slanting" , "Place(d) obliquely" .)