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Sources of Data

Data has 4 Main Sources

  1. Human / Social

  2. Machine

  3. Processed

  4. Open

Let's look at these in more detail:

Human / Social

This is often non-numerical. 

It comes from humans eg. Social media date includes the user's location. 

Human/social data can be more difficult for data analysis software to handle, because it's often not numerical 

Examples

  • Customer feedback

  • Focus Groups

  • Social Media

Machine

Devices have inputs which they use for their outputs - the output is the data

Examples

  • Wearable Tech

  • Smart Phones

  • Thermostats

  • Location Trackers

Processed

This is data that has been collected, cleaned and sorted in a way ready for further use by a business.

Open

This is publicly available data, accessible by all.

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