Data Application (Gav Thomas) week 3 Flashcards
What is Data?
data is the raw output of an action.
Further explanation of what data is?
think about a jigsaw puzzle, when i open up the box it is all jumbled together with no order to it at all.
it is unprocessed and trying to infer any insights from it would be pointless.
in order to derive any meaningful information from data, you need to give it context ( meaning )
What is information?
Information is defined as adding context ( meaning ) to otherwise seemingly random data.
Further explanation on the term information?
information is more like the data that has been given context.
Note:
in order to begin to try and understand data, you need to process it, in the jigsaw where the puzzle settles for example, this would be as simple as labelling all of the pieces as “Jigsaw puzzle pieces”
completing this process turns the data into information.
Differences between Information and Data?
Data comprises raw, unprocessed facts that need context to become useful,
while information is data that has been processed, organized, and interpreted to add meaning and value.
What is Knowledge?
Knowledge is the process of information and it is also what we know.
Knowledge and Information?
Things that anyone could do with information?
- Min
2.Max
3.Sorted lowest to highest (or visa versa)
3.Mean
4.Median
5.Mode
5.Quantization (We will cover this in a future lesson)
6.Graphs
Conclusion of whole intel?
Data - We were given some seemingly random information, a box of puzzles.
Information - We labelled this Data as “Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces” which is more like knowing how to solve the puzzle only, but still have some confusion on some part of the puzzle.
Knowledge - while knowledge is the process of information meaning that we know. knowledge as a whole is what we know and is what rectifies the confusion of information.
