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> what is the difference between data and information?
> what are the ways of preserving quality of data?
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Can you be more specific in your question? I am thinking of the difference
between raw data (such as a bunch of numbers representing individual responses
to survey questions coded in a defined way) and information that is meaningful
to humans (such as a report based on findings from raw data). Is this the kind
of distinction you are talking about?

One of the ways our data library preserves "quality of data" is by ensuring
we have the "raw" (ascii) version of the data, so that regardless of software,
platforms, etc. the data can be accessed now and in the future. Another way
is to be sure you have adequate "information" (documentation) describing the
data.

Robin Rice
Data and Program Library Service
UW-Madison