| Data | Statistics |
| ... set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables | ... derived from data |
| ... the lowest level of abstraction from which statistical information and then knowledge are derived | ... presents a summary or one view of data using totals, sums or averages |
| ... used with software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata etc. | ... there are usually three parts: Geography, Variable(s) and Time |