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Someone asked the difference between data and information.  In a
general sense,data is the same as information.  That is, any
data can be regarded as information, and similarly, any information
can be regarded as data.

In another sense, you could say that 'data' are the raw material
while information is the results of analysis.  That is, from
processing, say, demographics of a population, (data) you determine
their characteristics (information), for example, that 52 percent
are male.

I think in social sciences, data usually refers to the 'raw'
data, that is each observation has some other characteristics
associated with it.

I also know that in the information sciences, there are
specific technical definitions of data and information, so it
depends on how specific you want to get.

just my 2 cents.

* Gene Shackman, Ph.D.
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