Data and Information

Data is

• A survey

• Raw and unorganised facts, figures and symbols.

• A number

• A type of pasta

Information is...

• The answer to a question that you need

• Data that has been collected by a quantitative survey

• When data is manipulated into a meaningful and useful form.

• Informative

Quantitative data is...

• Data that tracks the number of things.

• Data that can be represented in pie charts.

• Data that is descriptive in nature rather than numerical.

• Data that is measurable and can be expressed in numbers or figures.

Qualitative data is...

• Data that tracks the number of things.

• Data that can be represented in pie charts.

• Data that is descriptive in nature rather than numerical.

• Data that is measurable and can be expressed in numbers or figures.

The main source of data collected in 'Chasing Coral' was...

• Numerical

• Image

• Sound

• Interview