Difference Between Data and Information

Although they sound similar there are differences between data and information. Data is composed of raw data that has not been processed. For example if I wanted to find out how much rain falls in a week, I would record the amount of rain per day. Information is knowledge gathered from data. For example I take the data of how much rain has occurred in a week and add the amount and divide from .
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