Data and information

Name:

Date:

Class:

Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which one is an example of raw data?

A The numbers 12, 15, 9, 14

B A graph showing which class read the most books

2. Which one is information?

A A list of scores typed in a random order

B A table showing each class's average spelling score

3. What is data?

A Raw facts and values, like names or scores

B A finished report that explains what the facts mean

4. Your teacher collects the lunch orders: pizza, salad, pizza, sandwich, pizza. What is this list?

A Information

B Data

5. Your teacher counts the lunch orders and shows: pizza 3, salad 1, sandwich 1. What is this?

A Information

B Data

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1data		AA jumbled list of facts is still only data. Having more facts does not make it information.
2information		BData that has been organised so it has meaning and can be used to answer a question
3Raw data from school life: a list of scores with no labels or context		CThe two words are swapped. Data is the raw facts and information is the organised facts.
4Information: the same scores organised into a table with headings and a summary		D8, 10, 7, 9, 10
5"Anna, 9, 5B, 12, Ben, 7" is information because it has lots of facts		ERaw facts and values, like names, numbers or scores, that have not been organised yet
6Information is raw facts, and data is organised facts that have meaning		FClass \| Average Score 5A \| 8.4 5B \| 9.1

Definitions

data

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

____ = ["Mia", 9, "Sam", 7] # raw facts like names and scores

scores = [9, 7, 8] ___________ = "Class average is 8"

Raw facts: Mia, 9, Sam, 7 Organised into a _____ = information

Data that is _________ has meaning

Data + meaning = ___________

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A scores = [8, 6, 9, 7]

B total = len(scores)

C average = total / len(scores)

D print("Average:", average)

Question 2

A names = ["Ava", "Ben", "Cho"]

B marks = [7, 9, 6]

C best = min(marks)

D print("Top mark:", best)

Question 3

A scores = [5, 8, 7]

B total = sum(scores)

C average = total / len(scores)

D print("Average:", total)

Question 4

A # Raw data: lunch orders

B orders = ["pie", "tart", "pie"

C pies = orders.count("pie")

D print("Pie orders:", pies)

Question 5

A # Information: books read

B books = [12, 15, 9, 14]

C average = sum(books) / len(books)

D print("Average books:", average)

Answer Key

Data and information

Section A: Quick Questions

A — The numbers 12, 15, 9, 14

B — A table showing each class's average spelling score

A — Raw facts and values, like names or scores

B — Data

A — Information

Section B: Match the Pairs

data → Raw facts and values, like names, numbers or scores, that have not been organised yet

information → Data that has been organised so it has meaning and can be used to answer a question

Raw data from school life: a list of scores with no labels or context → 8, 10, 7, 9, 10

Information: the same scores organised into a table with headings and a summary → Class | Average Score 5A | 8.4 5B | 9.1

"Anna, 9, 5B, 12, Ben, 7" is information because it has lots of facts → A jumbled list of facts is still only data. Having more facts does not make it information.

Information is raw facts, and data is organised facts that have meaning → The two words are swapped. Data is the raw facts and information is the organised facts.

Section C: Definitions

data — Raw facts and values, like names or scores. When data is organised so it has meaning, it becomes information, like a table showing each class's average score.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

data = ["Mia", 9, "Sam", 7]
# raw facts like names and scores

scores = [9, 7, 8]
information = "Class average is 8"

Raw facts: Mia, 9, Sam, 7
Organised into a table = information

Data that is organised has meaning

Data + meaning = information

Section E: Spot the Error

B — len() only counts how many scores there are. To add the raw scores together you need sum(scores). The line should be total = sum(scores).

C — min() finds the lowest mark, but the program is meant to show the top mark. It should be best = max(marks).

D — The label says Average but the line prints the total. The information the reader wants is the average, so it should print average.

B — The list of raw lunch orders is missing its closing square bracket ]. Every list that opens with [ must close with ].

A — A list of numbers that has not been organised is raw data, not information. The comment should say Raw data. The average calculated later is the information.