Identify the following parts of a common grocery store transaction as data, info
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Question
Identify the following parts of a common grocery store transaction as data, information, or knowledge. Here are my answers. I just want to double check each one to check whether it is right or not. Thanks!
1. An item's UPC number (data)
2. Change back to customer (information)
3. General changes to demand in different seasons (knowledge)
4. Cost each (data)
5. Quantity purchased (data)
6. Non-taxable total (information)
7. Extended cost [quantity times cost each] (information)
8. Amount tendered (data)
9. Sales of an item for the last week (information)
10. Upcoming holidays and customer's special needs (knowledge)
11. How paid [cash, charge card, debit card] (data)
12. Shopper loyalty card number (data)
13. Taxable total (information)
Explanation / Answer
1. An item's UPC number (data)
-- yes item number is data
2. Change back to customer (information)
--yes providing data is information
3. General changes to demand in different seasons (knowledge)
--yes stating based on data is knowledge
4. Cost each (data)
--yes cost is the data
5. Quantity purchased (data)
--data again
6. Non-taxable total (information)
--yes providing or summarizing data is information
7. Extended cost [quantity times cost each] (information)
--no quantity and cost are data
8. Amount tendered (data)
--data
9. Sales of an item for the last week (information)
--yes provides data
10. Upcoming holidays and customer's special needs (knowledge)
--yes we are stating based on data
11. How paid [cash, charge card, debit card] (data)
--data since they are values
12. Shopper loyalty card number (data)
--data since they are specific to values
13. Taxable total (information)
--information