Data

The wisdom hierarchy, also known as the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy, or Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid, which is a model that illustrates the relationship between data, information, knowledge, and wisdom, illustrates the progression of raw data to valuable insights. The model is considered a philosophical approach because it emphasizes the difference between categories. For example, facts alone are not information, and knowledge is not wisdom. It gives us a framework to discuss the level of meaning and utility within data. Each level of hierarchy builds on lower levels, and to effectively make data-driven decisions, you need all four levels. ...