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Data vs Information

 , updated on March 20, 2017
Data are raw facts that can be processed by machines at high speed.
Information is data that has been processed and organized for human consumption.

Differences

Data implies raw facts that are organized for machines in files, databases and data structures.
Information implies data that has been processed by a machine to be understood by people. Information created by humans for humans is generally considered knowledge.

Example

Market data might include the details of 1.2 billion trades that occurred over a ten year period for a large company's stock. Such data is summarized in an informative graph that shows the price over time. People can instantly understand information in a graph of the historical price of a stock. The raw data used to create such graphs is prohibitively large to be useful to a person.
Data vs Information
DataInformation
DefinitionFacts in formats that are useful to machines.Data that has been processed and structured to be of use to people.
ExampleA weather database that captures millions of atmospheric observations a day from weather stations and satellites.A weather report.

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Hard Data vs Soft Data

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Curse Of Knowledge

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Disinformation vs Anti-Information

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Information vs Knowledge

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