This information is purely factual. It is comprehensive and not selective. No interpretation of the information is given.
An example of 7/1 might be a train timetable or an airline schedule. The facts are laid out. There is no attempet to suggest the best train or plane. Meterological data over the last ten years (tempertaure, rainfall etc.) would be another example of factual information. So would statistics on road deaths, population distribution, budget allocation, etc. The analysis of a soil sample is factual but also depends on what was tested. There may be important things that were left out. It would come under 7/1 with caution regarding the thoroughness of the tests. Tax levels and hourly wage rates in different countries would be factual and objective - provided the countries were not selected to prove some point. In theory. 7/1 indicates the most objective, the most neutral and the most factual display of information. The caution that should be kept in mind is: how comprehensive is this? A stockbroker may give entirely factual information on the period when his services provided his customers with profits - but may leave out the loss-making years. Directories, indexes, etc., obviously come under 7/1. A request for information using the pre-code 1/2 may specify the information needed as 7/1.


