Any worksheets, records, memoranda, notes, or exact copies thereof that are the result of original observations, measurements, recordings, etc. of an activity, such as a study, operation, investigation, etc., and are necessary for the reconstruction and evaluation of the report of that activity.In the event that exact transcripts of raw data have been prepared (e.g., tapes which have been transcribed verbatim, dated, and verified accurate by signature), the exact copy or exact transcript may be substituted for the original source as raw data. Raw data may include photographs, microfilm or microfiche copies, computer printouts, magnetic media, dictated observations, and recorded data from automated instruments. As such, the raw data may exist in either hard/paper copy or electronic format.