Foundations of Business (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
Foundations of Business (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305511064
Author: William M. Pride, Robert J. Hughes, Jack R. Kapoor
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15.1D, Problem 3CC
Summary Introduction

To determine: The difference between data and information and the examples of accounting data and accounting information.

Introduction: Data implies raw facts accumulated about somebody or something, which is uncovered and random. Facts, concerning a specific occasion or subject, which are distinguished by handling is called information.

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