{"id":802,"date":"2013-04-07T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T09:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puthisali.com\/?p=802"},"modified":"2013-04-07T09:31:28","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T09:31:28","slug":"data-and-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puthisali.com\/english\/2013\/04\/07\/data-and-information\/","title":{"rendered":"DATA AND INFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Data<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>A collection of non formal meaningless and disorganized items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Data are formed<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Text\n<ul>\n<li>Numeral\u00a0 (0 \u2013 9)<\/li>\n<li>Characters ( a \u2013 z)<\/li>\n<li>Codes (,.:;)<\/li>\n<li>Special Characters\u00a0 (@ ! #)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visual<\/li>\n<li>Audio<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Classification of data<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Quantitative Data \u2013 Can be presented quantitatively.<\/li>\n<li>Qualitative Data \u2013 Cannot be presented numerically Ex: shapes, colors, sound.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Nature of Data<\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to gather, store, process, and retrieve data in a timely manner is vital<\/li>\n<li>Well managed data can<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 save time and money<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 increase productivity<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 enhance decision making<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Information<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Data arranged to be meaningful to a relevant individual, is called information.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Factors that improve the quality of information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>relevance<\/li>\n<li>clarity<\/li>\n<li>accuracy<\/li>\n<li>completeness<\/li>\n<li>make of communication<\/li>\n<li>Time Horizon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Properties of Information<\/span><\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1) Accuracy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information is true or false; accurate or inaccurate<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2) Form<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is described in terms of\u00a0 qualitative and quantitative, numerical and graphic, summary and detailed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3) Frequency<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is a measure of how often information is needed, collected or produced.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4) Breadth<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>This defines the scope of information<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5) Origin<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Information may origin from sources inside the organization or outside.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">6) Time horizon<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Information may be oriented toward the past, toward current event or toward future activities and events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Data \u00a0Information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meaningless data becomes information when it is processed and presented to the decision maker in a meaningful way.<\/li>\n<li>Only when the\u00a0 input (data) is accurate, timely, and reliable will the output (information be useful) and reliable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"612\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"226\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Data<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"218\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Information<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"226\">\n<ul>\n<li>raw facts<\/li>\n<li>no context<\/li>\n<li>just numbers and text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"218\">\n<ul>\n<li>data with context<\/li>\n<li>processed data<\/li>\n<li>value-added to data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 summarized<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 organized<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 analyzed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/puthisali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DATA-AND-INFORMATION.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-807\" alt=\"DATA AND INFORMATION\" src=\"http:\/\/puthisali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DATA-AND-INFORMATION.png\" width=\"749\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data A collection of non formal meaningless and disorganized items. How Data are formed Text Numeral\u00a0 (0 \u2013 9) Characters ( a \u2013 z) Codes (,.:;) Special Characters\u00a0 (@ ! #) Visual Audio Classification of data Quantitative Data \u2013 Can be presented quantitatively. Qualitative Data \u2013 Cannot be presented numerically Ex: shapes, colors, sound. 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