Analyzing Data

Analyzing Data

1. Trends Analysis

   • how to find a trend?
     • visual
     • statistical
   • how to analyze and present a trends?
     • Did your data meet your data quality objectives? Trends monitoring requires strict monitoring protocals.
     • Who is your audience and what type of analysis or presentation is appropriate for them
     • What is the trend telling you? Determining the cause of the trend is more difficult than determining the trend.

2. Cross Tabulation Techniques

   • When you can use cross tabulation?
     • performed on categorical data — data that can be divided into mutually exclusive groups.
     • to examine relationships within data that may not be readily apparent
   • how to make cross tabulation table ?
     • by analyzing the relationship between two or more variables.
       • rows : categories of one variable
       • columns : categories of the second variable