def create_single_event(data):
    """ Creates an event dictionary that will be used to collect data and then
    packed into the the master data dictionary.

    Args:
	**data** (dict): Data dictionary that will hold all the data from the events.

    Returns:
	**event** (dict): The new event dictionary with keys and no event information

    """
    event = {}
    for k in data.keys():
        if k[-5:] == 'index':
            event[k] = data[k]
        elif k in data['groups']['_SINGLETON_']:
            event[k] = None
        elif k in data['list_of_counters']:
            event[k] = 0
        else:
            event[k] = data[k].copy()
    return event
