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    Data consists of raw facts and figures that may or may not have meaning on their own. Information is processed data that has been organized and structured to add meaning and reduce uncertainty. It provides context and allows for conclusions to be drawn from the data. Information depends on data but is significant in its own right, whereas data alone has no significance. Information is what makes data useful for decision making.

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    Data consists of raw facts and figures that may or may not have meaning on their own. Information is processed data that has been organized and structured to add meaning and reduce uncertainty. It provides context and allows for conclusions to be drawn from the data. Information depends on data but is significant in its own right, whereas data alone has no significance. Information is what makes data useful for decision making.

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    DATA VS INFORMATION

    Data- Facts and Figures, which may contain bits of information, complete information, or no
    information at all.

    Information- Processed Data that is interpreted, organized, structured, and presented and it
    makes sense for which one needs the information, then only it is called Information.

    -Information adds meaning and improves the reliability of the data, ensuring understandability
    and reduces uncertainty.

    We can bifurcate data as followings:

    1) Primary Data

    * Qualitative Data.

    *Quantitative Data.

    2) Secondary Data.

    * Internal Data.

    * External Data.

    The Basis of Comparison Data Information


    between Data vs Information
    Description Raw facts and figures which Findings/Analysis from data
    helps to develop ideas or which make meaningful
    conclusion. information as per the need.
    Format It could be in the form of Ideas and inferences extracted
    character, letters, numbers or from data’s and properly
    anything. arranged.
    Representation Structure, tabular data, The language with graphs as
    images, color codes or per the need.
    anything.
    Meaning Does not have any meaning. It has a proper meaning.
    Interrelation Collection of information. Processed from data.
    Feature Data is in raw form and does Collection of data after
    not make any sense. filtering out irrelevant data’s
    which makes sense.
    Dependency No dependency. It depends on data.
    UOM Measured in bits or bytes or Measured on the aspect of
    kilobytes and so on. time, quality, etc.
    Support for Decision Making It cannot be used for decision Used for decision making.
    making.
    Contains Raw data. Meaning information.
    Knowledge Level Low level Medium level.
    Characteristics Some data are classified to the Available for sale which has
    organization and are restricted some importance to the public.
    to distribute in public.

    However, some data’s are


    available to the public also.

    Significance Data alone has no It is significant by itself.


    significance.
    Usefulness May or may not be useful It is useful and valuable as it is
    because it may also contain the inferred from data.
    irrelevant data.
    Data’s about the temperature Analysis of data which makes
    Example of a particular region. the information valuable to
    infer facts like maximum or
    the minimum temperature of a
    day for a month.

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