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What is data?

Data is information we collect to answer a question.

  • Ages of your classmates
  • Runs scored in 5 cricket matches
  • Rainfall each month
  • Favourite colour in your class

Steps: collect → organize → present → interpret.

Example
Survey: "Which fruit do you like — apple, banana, mango?" Ask 30 kids. Their answers = raw data.
💡 Tip:Raw data is messy. Our job is to organize it so patterns pop out.
Prefer a video? Open YouTube search for “introduction to data handling class 6

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5 questions to check what you just read.

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  1. Q1.Information collected is called:
  2. Q2.Step AFTER collecting data:
  3. Q3.A survey asks 20 kids their favourite fruit. This is:
  4. Q4.Before drawing a chart, first:
  5. Q5.Data is useful because it: