Data refers to raw facts and figures that can be collected and analyzed to gain insights or make informed decisions. It can take various forms, including numbers, text, images, audio, or video, and can be structured (organized in a defined format, such as databases) or unstructured (like emails or social media posts). Data becomes valuable when it is processed, interpreted, or transformed into information that can be used for analysis, research, or decision-making. In essence, data is the foundation upon which knowledge is built.
These pre-unit questions should take 5 minutes or less to complete. There are two purposes to these questions:
To help you reflect on what you've learned already in this course
To get you thinking about topics that will come in handy later in this next unit
What is data?
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Rephrase this sentence in 8th grade.
Data is information that includes facts and figures that can be collected and analyzed to help us understand things or make decisions. It can be numbers, words, pictures, sounds, or videos, and it can be organized in a specific way (like in a database) or messy (like social media posts). When we work with data and make sense of it, it becomes useful for learning or figuring things out. In simple terms, data is what we use to build knowledge.