DEALING WITH DATA

DEALING WITH DATA

1. RAW DATA IS ANALYSED TO HELP IDENTIFY PATTERNS

2. AVERAGES ARE COMMONLY USED

3. THE RANGE IS ALSO A WAY OF LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS

4. ANOMALOUS RESULTS CAN SKEW FINDINGS BUT ALSO GIVE RESEARCHERS CLUES AS TO WHAT TO STUDY NEXT

   • RESEARCHERS SHOULD TRY TO GIVE MEANING TO ANOMALOUS DATA

5. PERCENTAGES ARE ALSO USED

6. BAR CHARTS

   • DISPLAY OF DATA IN CATEGORIES
   • EACH BAR SHOULD BE SEPARATE AND NOT TOUCH ANOTHER

7. LINE GRAPHS

   • THIS IS USED TO SHOW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DATA