This document provides information on data analysis, including what it is, why it is important, and how to manage and prepare data for analysis. Data analysis is the process of sorting information from collected data in a research study. It converts data into information and knowledge, and explores relationships between variables. Managing data involves coding it as it is collected and categorizing it. When preparing data analysis, proper use of text, visuals, headings and subheadings is important. Language used to report findings should be impartial and show relationships rather than making unsupported claims.

1. DATA ANALYSIS

2. WHAT IS DATA ANALYSIS?
a process to sort out the
information from the
data collected in a
research or a study.

3. It converts data into information and
knowledge, and
It explores the relationship between
variables (a variable refers to some
specific characteristic of a subject
that assumes one or more different
values. Amount of insurance sold is an
example of a variable—some subjects
sold a lot of insurance and others
sold less)
WHY ANALYSING DATA IS
IMPORTANT?

4. HOW TO MANAGE THE DATA?
You need to code the
data – as soon as the
data is collected- the
date of the
questionnaires, who
completed them, the
number of returns.

5. Categorise the data into categories
– e.g. Gender and origin
For more open—ended
questionnaire, read through
carefully and put the data into
events, or groups.

6. PIE CHART

7. explain the findings- the figure for each items
--> highest/ lowest
discussion on the findings - reasons for the score
--> provide extra reference
--> in-text citations
analyse the problems
Additional facts to support the findings

8. BAR GRAPH

9. TABLE

10. PREPARING THE DATA ANALYSIS

11. 1. Use texts and visuals properly- write not
draw

12. Reporting data Interpreting data
Only 26% reported
knowing how to
perform
emergency
procedures like
mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation.
This finding shows how
unprepared
Singaporeans are in
emergencies and
illustrates that perhaps
efforts to provide
emergency training for
Singaporeans need to
be stepped up.
2. REPORT AND INTERPRET

13. 3. USE HEADINGS AND SUBHEADINGS

14. LANGUAGE
OF
REPORTING
Taken from
Reporting
Research
Findings by
Peggy Chan

15. Inappropriate Appropriate
From the survey, 40% of the
respondents feel… (It is not
from the survey that the
respondents feel or think a
certain way.)
The survey shows that 40%
of the respondents feel...
From the study, not many
people...
The study tells us that not
many people...From the
study, we can see that not
many people… From
interviews with students,

16. Inappropriate Appropriate
From interviews with students,
they do not benefit from...
From interviews with students,
it can be see that/it was found
that they do not benefit from...
Through my dealings with
employees, they are concerned
mostly with... (The subject
following through my dealings
with employees should be I not
they.)
Through my dealings with
employees, I find that they are
concerned mostly with...
My dealings with employees
show that
they are concerned mostly
with...

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