Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

presentation

process of organizing data into logical and sequential order, so that they can be easily interpreted

data

usually presented in visual forms, such as tabular, textual and graphical forms

tabular presentation of data

systematic and logical arrangement of data in the form of rows and columns with respect to the characteristics of data

textual presentation of data

uses words, statements and paragraphs with numbers and measurements to describe the data usually written after the tabular presentation of data

graphical presentation of data

relation between data, ideas, information and concepts in a diagram contains graphs or charts that portray the visual presentation of data using symbols such as lines, dots, bars or slices

analysis of data

process of breaking up the whole study into its constituent parts of categories according to the specific questions in the Statement of the Problem

classification of data analysis

grouping the data with similar characteristics

quantitative classification

data are classified according to numerical size like frequency, weights, heights, etc.

qualitative classification

data are classified on the basis of qualitative attributes, such as profile, social status, and other qualities of the given data

temporal classification

chronological classification

data are classified according to time, either in ascending or in descending order with reference to years, quarters, months, weeks, etc.

spatial classification

data are classified according to geographical location, area or region

interpretation of data

answers the question, "So what?" and "What do the results of the study mean?"