data
Data
Plural: DataSigular: datum
Measurement information that is used to describe something is called data. per Physical Science 8th Edition by Bill W. Tillery
Any kind of information can be collected by a survey.
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The location of a source is where you found it. A source is where you got your information from. Information is facts, numbers, etc. Numbers are symbols representing quantities. Quantities are amounts of stuff. Stuff is anything basically. Anything is everything. Everything can be a cheeseburger.
Facts are generally true, whereas information can be false.
They arn't decimal numbers
What do we call a chart that helps compare facts and numbers or quantities
Data is given to computers to analyse. The result is information. The terms data and information are used interchangeably, but strictly speaking data is the raw facts and information is what can be derived from them. For example, a list of dates of birth is data. How many of those dates of birth are in the month of April is information. A list if numbers is data. The average of those numbers is information. By analysing data, we can get information.
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Facts are known knowledge versus a theory is a statement based on facts which may not be completely true