Information 

Information is a fact, thought or information conveyed or described through various forms of communication such as written, oral, visual and audio communication. It is knowledge shared or acquired through study, instruction, investigation or news and you share it through verbal, non-verbal, visual or written communication acts. Information has various names, including intelligence, messages, data, signals or events. Knowing what kind of information you need or how to share it can help you save time, stay organized, and establish best practices for sharing information.

 6 types of information 

There are six types of information. Here we take an in-depth look at each to help you understand them better:

 1. Conceptual Information: 

• Conceptual information comes from concepts, theories, ideas, hypotheses, and more. As with conceptual data, an abstract concept is not always rooted in a scientific foundation and is rather a basic creation of beliefs, thoughts, philosophies, and preferences. You can construct or share conceptual information through comparisons and reflections, creating visions that cannot be proven or seen.

 Here are some examples of conceptual information: 

1. Charles Darwin theory of evolution.
2. The Copernican concept of astronomy.
3. Conceptual art, where the process of making it is more important than the finished product.

 2.Systematic Information: 

• Procedural knowledge, or implicit knowledge, is a method that one knows how to do something and uses in performing a task. You can refer to it as muscle memory because it is knowledge that is hard to explain and stored deep in your mind.

Here are two examples of systematic data:

1. Cycling: Cycling takes physical practice to understand regardless of the amount or type of instruction given.
2. Driving a car: You may pass your written driving test or get a perfect score, despite having little knowledge of the procedural information required to drive and operate a vehicle.

 3. Policy Information: 

• Policy information focuses on decision making and the design, formulation and selection of policies. It consists of laws, guidelines, regulations, rules and supervision of an organization, group of persons or place. You may receive policy information through pictures, diagrams, descriptions, and other visual, audio, or written messages.

Here are a few examples of policy information:

• Food Pyramid Diagram.
• The periodic table of elements.
• Organizational chart.
• Employee Handbook.
• The Constitution of the United States.
• Restrictive, restrictive or favorable policies of the government.

 4. Incentive Information:

• Stimulant information is information that creates a response or stimulus in an individual or group of people. Stimulus prompts action and you can get stimulus information in a variety of ways, such as through personal observation, word of mouth, or through outlets such as news.

Here are some other examples of stimulus information

• A Victory Day celebration after a sports team wins a championship.
• The physiological fight-or-flight response to perceived harm.

 5. Experimental Information: 

• Empirical data means information obtained through the testing of a hypothesis through human senses, observations, experiments, and the establishment of documentation of patterns or behavior. It almost always has a scientific basis and verifies the truth or falsity of a claim through qualitative and quantitative factors.

Here are several examples of Experimental information that are rooted in science.

• Electricity.
• Atomic theory.
• Theory of Gravitation.
• Kinetics of matter.
• Genetics and DNA.

 6. Instructional Information:

• Prescriptive and descriptive information is about providing direction to an individual or group of people to achieve a specific result and outcome. You can use prescriptive information with or without directions to achieve desired results. Prescriptive information often comes in oral or written form and can apply to leadership in the workplace, in the military or in government, and with everyday experiences such as legal, life and safety issues.

Here are some examples of prescriptive and descriptive information:

1. Medical Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order.
2. Organ donation documents.
3. Living Wills.
4. Coaching.
5. How to work in any organization.
6. Recruitment performance review.
7. Military Command.
8. Instructional leadership.

Other Classifications of Information

Another way to classify data is through these four characteristics:

1. Factual facts: Factual facts deal only with true and proven concepts, such as scientific fact that the freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Analytical data: Analytical data is the interpretation of real data, which determines what is implied or inferred, such as the fact that you can make ice cubes by storing them in a refrigerator colder than 32 degrees.
3. Subjective Information: Subjective information is like an opinion from one perspective.
4. Objective Information: Objective information is from a variety of perspectives that offer all sides of an argument, such as scientific or medical journal articles and publications.

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