Depth of Data.pdf

Dataare symbolic depictions offacts (e.g the display on a thermometer, or a ten year timeseries reflecting GDP, balance of payments and exchange rate performance). Informationis data set in particular context (e.g the proposition: “It was 30 degrees Celsius at Cap d’Antibes at 11:00 a.m on 3 August 1999.”, or “The south-east Asian economies grew rapidly between 1985 and 1995.”).