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Questions and Answers
Why do we need data/information?
Why do we need data/information?
- To improve knowledge
- To make informed decisions
- To upgrade systems
- All of the above (correct)
Data refers to the presentation of a fact, concept, thing, idea, __________, on a conventional way.
Data refers to the presentation of a fact, concept, thing, idea, __________, on a conventional way.
...
Data and information are synonyms with the same meaning.
Data and information are synonyms with the same meaning.
False (B)
What is the definition of 1 bit of information?
What is the definition of 1 bit of information?
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Study Notes
Contact Information
- Lecturer: Dr. Boštjan Brumen
- Assistant: Maja Žibert
- Contact: http://www.um.si/univerza/imenik-zaposlenih/Strani/imenik.aspx
Aim of the Subject
- Understand the concept of data and its importance
- Learn how to analyze data to gain information, knowledge, and wisdom
- Focus on the basics of data analysis, with an upgrade in Data Analysis in Tourism 2
Content
- Data: what, why, and how
- Data sources: primary and secondary
- Descriptive statistics
- Digital/web analytics
Official Literature
- Argyrous, G.: Statistics for research, with guide to SPSS, SAGE, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84920-594-8
- Other sources given during the course
Practical Literature
- Lecture notes
- Handouts (PPT)
- Web search/web sources, including Scholar.google.com
System of Work
- Lectures: attendance not required, but academic responsibility is expected
- Exercises/practical part: attendance required, practical work expected
- Individual work
Grading
- Written exam: 50%
- Exercises: 50%
Grading Scale
- 0-9: 1
- 10-19: 2
- 20-29: 3
- 30-39: 4
- 40-49: 5
- 50-60: 6
- 61-70: 7
- 71-80: 8
- 81-90: 9
- 91-100: 10
Introduction
- Data is a presentation of a fact, concept, thing, idea, or something on a conventional way
- Convention comes from "con-venire", meaning "come together" and "to agree on something"
- Data is not the same as information, data has no added value, whereas information has added value and reduces uncertainty
- Information is defined as "data with added value"
- 1 bit is the amount of information received with an answer to a question with 2 possible outcomes
- Shannon's measure of information is defined as logarithm, with a unit of [bit]
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