DATA

Data ( , ) is a collection of discrete or continuous values that conveys information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted formally. A datum, data value or data point is an individual value in a collection of data. Data is usually organized into structures such as tables that provide additional context and meaning, and may itself be used as data in larger structures. Data may be used as variables in a computational process. Data may represent abstract ideas or concrete measurements. Data is commonly used in scientific research, economics, and virtually every other form of human organizational activity. Examples of data sets include price indices (such as the consumer price index), unemployment rates, literacy rates, and census data. In this context, data represents the raw facts and figures from which useful information can be extracted. Data is collected using techniques such as measurement, observation, query, or analysis, and is typically represented as numbers or characters that may be further processed. Field data is data that is collected in an uncontrolled, in-situ environment. Experimental data is data that is generated in the course of a controlled scientific experiment.…

Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa (DATA) was a multinational non-governmental organization founded in January 2002¹ in London by U2's lead vocalist, Bono, with Bobby Shriver and activists from the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign. DATA was created for the purposes of obtaining equality and justice for Africa through debt relief, adjusting trade rules which burden Africa, eliminating the epidemic of AIDS in Africa, strengthening democracy, furthering accountability by the wealthiest nations and African leaders and transparency towards the people. In 2007, in the United States, DATA and Bono were jointly awarded the National Constitution Center's 2007 Liberty Medal for their groundbreaking efforts to address the AIDS crisis and extreme poverty in Africa. Start-up funds came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the financier George Soros and the technology entrepreneur Edward W. Scott. In October 2007, it was announced that DATA and the One Campaign would merge in the United States under the single organization "One". The change occurred in January 2008. DATA received support from the Christian rock / alternative rock bands Switchfoot and Third Day. ==References== ==External links== Global development Millennium development goals DATA Report 2013 via ONE and RED campaign DATA site at Causes

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