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 Data

Data as a general concept refers to the fact that some existing information or knowledge is

represented or coded in some from suitable data" "cleaned that for better collection writes corrected

by through more a or numbers processing Or researchers and collected are data is A set about of one

or data) or coded in some from suitable Raw data ("unprocessed data) before it has been characters

Raw usually numerical, observation. In values of persons single value qualitative of and objects,

while move technical sense, qualitative variable a datum (singular of data) is a single value of a

single variable.

Although the terms ""data" and "information" are often used interchangeably, those data when have

are often distinct meanings sometimes Said is viewed treatments of the units of information in to be

transformed context subject Or In post- however data used popular information analysis. In

academic simply units of information.

SOURCES OF DATA

(A) Primary Data

Primary data is that type of data which provide first- hand evidence or data about an organization, event or any person at work. People collect the data by going into a field and data

are collected for the very first time by individuals groups of individuals, institutions or organization