3.1.1 Data and Information

What is the difference between data and information?

Data is facts or statistics that are out of context, it means nothing on its own. e.g: 12.6, 1223, 562B
Data turns in to information when it is labeled and put in to context. e.g: lap times = 121.64, 126.91, 125.46
Information can be a words, pictures or sequence of numbers that are in context.
Example of data:

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