The 6 Types of Data Everybody Should Know to Avoid Confusion
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Everybody tosses the word “data,” but few actually know what it actually means and does. MountainTop Data CEO Sky Cassidy explains the 6 different kinds of data everyone should know something about in order to avoid confusion.
People don’t have to be data scientists to talk about data. In fact, the people you speak with the most will probably understand you better when using practical terms.
Simply put data is facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. The one big hole that definition leaves is data used in direct sales and marketing.