Every human, business, government entity, public or private organization depends on data-based facts and evidence to make day-to-day decisions. Whether quick, agile, based on extended discussions, or based on an in-depth analysis of data, all decisions require supporting data. The question is, where and how does an entity get its underlying data from? And how does an organization process that data to generate information that forms the basis for its decision-making? This is the foundation for the use of data, data analysis, and data-based analytics.  How...