Week 1

Topic 1 - Understanding Data

 Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to
• define data in general
• identify data observed from different diagrams
• categorize data according to its types
 Introduction
• Today data usage is rapidly increasing.
• We are in data deluge era.
• A huge amount of data is collected across organizations.
• Data can be related to customers, business purpose, applications
users, visitors related and stakeholders etc.
• Data is now more valuable than gold and oil.

Adapted from https://www.educba.com/

But, what is data?
Activity 1: Identify the Data
• What kind of data can you get from
this chair? Put your answers below.
Activity 1: Identify the Data
• What kind of data can you get from
these girls? Put your answers below.
 What is Data?
1. facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
2. the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are
performed by a computer, which may be stored and transmitted in
the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or
mechanical recording media.
3. things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or
calculation.

Source: Oxford Languages

 What is Data?
1. facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
2. the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are
performed by a computer, which may be stored and transmitted in
the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or
mechanical recording media.
3. things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or
calculation.

Source: Oxford Languages

 Categories of Data
• Generally, we can categorize data into 2 different categories.
• Under each major types, there are subcategories.

Qualitative Data Quantitative Data

• Let’s do the Socrative Quiz

 Categories of Data
• Generally, we can categorize data into 2 different categories.
• Under each major types, there are subcategories.

Qualitative Data Quantitative Data

Nominal Discrete

Ordinal Continuous
 Qualitative Data

Nominal Ordinal

• set of values that don’t possess • These types of values have a

a natural ordering natural ordering while
maintaining their class of
values.

• Eg:- color of a smartphone, • E.g:-  size of a clothing, grading

mobile phone categories system
 Quantitative Data
Discrete Continuous

• numerical values which fall • can take any value (within a

under are integers or whole range)
numbers

• is counted • is measured

• Eg:-  number of speakers in the • E.g:-  height, weight

phone, number of customers in
a shop
 Activity 2 – Categorizing Data
• This is a group work.
• Click on the link to access the task.
• Link: https://tinyurl.com/2c3edp77
• Download the link and answer the questions. Rename the document
as Your Group Name_Understanding Data_Activity 2
• Submit your document to BB.
• You can use the group collaborate to discuss.
 Conclusion
• Data is around us and they are valuable.

• We must know how to use this abundance of data to take advantage.