Data Analysis, Graphs and Reporting

Start with data and reports

Begin with the flashcard deck on primary data. It asks about qualitative and quantitative data, primary and secondary data, and the difference between mistakes and errors. Use the questions to check which terms you recognize, then return to any that need another look.

Scientific Report is a quiz about the order and parts of a report. It asks about the aim, hypothesis, equipment, safety, method, results and discussion. Try it after looking at the data terms, or start here if reporting is your focus.

Build graph skills

Best fit graphs is a mind map covering titles, labeled axes, units and reasonable divisions. It also covers gradient as rise over run and the intercept. Follow the map from graph presentation to these features, then use the Graphs quiz to practice questions on gradient, intercept and the straight-line equation.

The Graphs flashcard deck covers a line of best fit, rise over run and the straight-line equation. The flashcard deck on tables and graph types also asks about bar, pie and line graphs, as well as continuous and discrete data.

Explore data fitting and error

For more work with data, Least Squares Curve Fits includes questions about linear fits, polynomials, power laws, exponential fits and correlation coefficients. Laboratory methods covers sample variance, error and weighted averages. These decks offer a place to practice the terms and methods in their questions.

Connect your study

Data Analysis, Graphs and Reporting is a section of the Scientific Method and Practical Skills unit in Physics. Within this page, you can move from identifying data to presenting it on graphs and considering how results appear in a report. Pick a quiz or map and use the related flashcards to continue studying.