Over the years, in this blog, I have frequently questioned the
difference between data and information. All the way
back in 2008, I even discussed statistics
in the context of (my childhood hero) John McEnroe. How many
out there can claim to have been arguing about statistics
consistently and coherently for as long as I have? Indeed, not
many.
Data is numbers, graphs, statistics, ups, downs, etc. Meanwhile,
information is the meaning of data, that is, the conclusions
that can...