Ko te noho muna o tētahi āhuatanga, arā, kāore e whākina ki te marea, ki a wai rānei. I te nuinga o ngā kohikohi raraunga mō tētahi tūhuratanga tauanga, e tika ana kia noho matatapu ngā ingoa o ngā tāngata ka tuku mai i ā rātou kōrero. Ko te noho matatapu o ngā tāngata ka whai wāhi mai ki tētahi tūhuratanga tauanga tētahi o ngā tikanga matatika ka whāia e te hunga tauanga.
Where something remains private and is not revealed publicly. It is usual and appropriate that in data collections for statistical investigations, the identity of the respondents remains confidential. Confidentiality of respondents is one of the ethical conventions adhered to by statisticians.
mata - face, countenance
tapu - inaccessible
Ka noho matatapu tō ingoa i tēnei kohinga raraunga, kāore e whākina.
He matatapu te pōti - ko koe anake te mea mōhio ko wai te tangata i pōtihia e koe.
Ki te kore e matatapu te uiui, tērā pea kāore e pono ngā kōrero a ngā tāngata ka whai wāhi mai.