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'''Data''' is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables; restated, pieces of data are individual pieces of [[information]]. Data in computing (or data processing) is represented in a tabular structure (represented by rows and columns), a tree (a set of nodes with parent-children relationship), or a graph (a set of connected nodes). Data is typically the result of measurements and can be visualized using graphs or images. | |||
Data as an abstract concept can be viewed as the lowest level of abstraction, from which information and then knowledge are derived. | |||
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Revision as of 19:11, 6 August 2014
Data is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables; restated, pieces of data are individual pieces of information. Data in computing (or data processing) is represented in a tabular structure (represented by rows and columns), a tree (a set of nodes with parent-children relationship), or a graph (a set of connected nodes). Data is typically the result of measurements and can be visualized using graphs or images.
Data as an abstract concept can be viewed as the lowest level of abstraction, from which information and then knowledge are derived.
