ACCA MA Syllabus B. Data Analysis And Statistical Techniques - Big Data - Structure - Notes ^{2 / 7}

Structured

This is in a field or data record, so easy to analyse.

This is in a standardised format, so is easy to analyse, store and search.

Semi-structured

This is not in a field but can be analysed and organised

Eg. E-mails

These contain structured data such as the date, sender name and email address but the actual content of the email is unstructured.

Unstructured

This is not in data fields (such as video, audio and images), therefore difficult to analyse, manage and search.