When asked to describe the look, organization, and purpose of data in class, I responded the following:Look: points of time that hold a piece of specific information
Organization: chronologically
Purpose: to validate something
Through the class discussion, I learned that there is a lot more to data than what I had originally perceived. I am a quantitative person, in that I think in numbers and very structurally. I worked in Analytics and Sales at Bloomberg over the summer and the entire foundation of the company is built upon data. To me, data is numbers.
The discussion opened my eyes up to what exactly data entails. Data is factual information that is systematically recorded and analyzed to answer a question. There are multiple categories in which data can be categorized as, such as quantitative, qualitative, mixed, structured, unstructured, and semi structured. I was interested in learning that not all data needs to be visualized in a graph or chart, but can be visualized in multiple mediums - such as photographs. I was very interested to see DuBois using photographs of students in his exhibit. He uses it as evidence to back up his research points. Images of African American students, both male and female, appear throughout his study of the economic and social contributions of African Americans to modern society today. I believe the inclusion of these images help further support his collection of data because it shows exactly who was involved in the research process and the team in which all members are African American - thus, there must be little to no bias in the analysis. 
