Data

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000459",
  "term": "Data",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Refers to facts on people and business collected in censuses and surveys and through administrative records (e.g., birth certificates) and the results released based on these data collections. A more precise definition makes a distinction between \"data\" (facts collected before processing) and \"information\" (facts processed, sorted, and released in tables or as microdata).",
  "see_also": [
    "Microdata files"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/data/"
}