1. BTEC Level 3 Unit 3: Information Systems
Lesson 1

2. 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

3. BTEC
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Pass Merit Distinction
Plagiarism (Reference)

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Activity
Biteresources.com
BTEC Level 3
Open the attachment

7. 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

8. Secondary The internet Television
Discussing information presented elsewhere

9. Report
Finish your report which should have primary, secondary,