Many organisations collect data to help them improve their products or services.

Data can be collected in a variety of ways, in this scenario, there are two sets of data, collected in different ways by two different companies.

Explain what Data is. (Data is .......)

Explain what Information is. (Information is .......)

Explain the different types of data. (Different types of data include ..........)

State and discuss different ways in which information can be presented. (Information can be presented as ..... and example is)- Text, Number, Graph/Charts,Tables, Info graphics))

Explain what makes data and information suitable for processing. (........... makes data and information suitable for processing because ........)- Accurate, complete, recent, detailed, in a correct format and enough of it.

Explain what Validation is and different types of Validation checks are. (Validation is....... types of validation include.......)

Explain what Verification is and different types of Verification are. (Verification is ......... types of verification include .....)

State what Data Collection means. (Data collection means ........)

Explain what Primary Data Collection is? (Primary Data collection is .......)

Outline methods of Primary Collection. (Examples of primary data collection are .......)

Explain what Secondary Data Collection is? (Secondary Data collection is .......)

Outline methods of Secondary Collection. (Examples of Secondary Data collection are ........)

State the Features of Data Collection. (The features of data collection are ......)

Explain each of the features and why they are important?

Explain why it is important for information to be reliable? (It is important for information to be reliable because .....)

Explain how data/information can be used to make decisions in an organisation.

Explain why the quality of information is important when making decisions.

Explain different factors that contribute to good quality information.

Describe the Scenario that you have been given.

Describe what the two different data sources are and what data they contain.

Read the Scenario of the Data for the Supermarket. Open the data for the Supermarket, Look at the data and understand it.

Explain how the data was collected.

Explain the features of the collection method used.

Explain how reliable the data collection methods used were.

Explain the factors that might affect the quality of the data.

Suggest how the data might be of use to the company.

Suggest ways in which the data collection might be improved.

Explain how the collection of the data might affect the privacy of the customers.

Read the Scenario of the Data for the Holidays. Open the data for the Holiday, Look at the data and understand it.

Explain how the data was collected.

Explain the features of the collection method used.

Explain how reliable the data collection methods used were.

Explain the factors that might affect the quality of the data.

Suggest how the data might be of use to the company.

Suggest ways in which the data collection might be improved.

Explain how the collection of the data might affect the privacy of the customers.

Compare the two different sets of Data.

Compare how Reliable each data is.

Compare how each of the data were collected.

Assess which method you think was the most useful and produced the best data.