BTEC Level 3 Unit 3: Information Systems Lesson 1

Lesson Aim To be able to: Explain the difference between data and information Explain and compare different types and sources of information. Lo1: understand how organisation use business information

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Types of information Find out the difference between data and information. Data: raw, unorganised facts, random, useless Example: student test scores Information: when data is processed, organised and structured. Average score of a class or school or district

Types of information Qualitative: personal and subjective. They are responsible for describing meaning. Provide depth and rich description. (opinion) Quantitative: factual, number-based obtained through well-defined process. E.g. Experiments, questionnaires, tests etc.

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Primary This information you collect yourself. Questionnaire, test, observation, surveys or interviews Reliable and accurate as you know where it came from You also know what you have done to the data to process it

Secondary The internet Television Discussing information presented elsewhere

Report Finish your report which should have primary, secondary,