The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for determining a representative sensor using sensor data collected from a plurality of sensors and processing the sensor data using sensor data of the determined representative sensor. The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.