The progression moves from data, to reporting, to actionable insights. Each are useful, none should be mistaken for the otherdata -> reporting -> actionable insights
https://twitter.com/ljin18/status/1178763532164202496?s=12
flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/ (Infographic animation) You see people head to work, run errands, do housework, take care of the kids, commute, relax, and eat at almost designated times during the day.
The key thing to understand is that git is free software and GitHub makes it easier to use that software. www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/github-is-microsoft-s-7-5-billion-undo-button