https://www.billbrown.info/tags/research-methods/Recent content in Research Methods on Bill Brown:Thoughts and Reference Material OnlineHugo -- gohugo.ioenBillBrown.infoThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.billbrown.info/post/how-raw-data-becomes-usable-information-in-research-projects/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.billbrown.info/post/how-raw-data-becomes-usable-information-in-research-projects/ <!-- SOURCE: ITCC500/Forum4/Forum4_assignment.docx --> <h2 id="how-raw-data-becomes-usable-information-in-research-projects">How Raw Data Becomes Usable Information in Research Projects</h2> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1012089347386563" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1012089347386563" data-ad-slot="9168865232" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <h2 id="from-raw-data-to-a-research-question">From Raw Data to a Research Question</h2> <p>Data can become useable in many area's of life, business, education and research. To answer the question 'How does data become usable information' the answer will be directed to a business question that needs to be answered.</p> <p>Data in a business or a research project collected for quantitative or qualitative purposes will need framework or structure around it to make it usable. The raw data by itself doesn't make the data usable. We normally collect data to answer a question or a series of questions. Having worked as a Database Administrator for a few years, we are always asked to collect data.</p>