A four-star general with over 30 years of military service makes $15,690.90 per month. That is an annual salary of $188,290.80.
Data is a plural of datum, which is originally a Latin noun meaning âsomething given.â Today, data is used in English both as a plural noun meaning âfacts or pieces of informationâ (These data are described more fully elsewhere) and as a singular mass noun meaning âinformationâ: Not much data is available on flood control in Brazil.
Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on variables of interest, in an established systematic fashion that enables one to answer stated research questions, test hypotheses, and evaluate outcomes.