Analysis
Analysis
- Once data has been collected and presented it needs to be analysed
- Analysis is the process which makes sense of the data collected
- It identifies patterns, trends, significance, connections and/or meaning in the data
- Analysis involves a number of stages
- Describe the data shown in the graphs/photographs/maps
- Identification of the highest and lowest results
- Identification of any patterns and trends
- Identification of any relationships between data
- Methods of analysis depend upon the data collected
- Quantitative data is analysed using numerical and statistical methods
Analysing photographs and field sketches
- Annotation of photographs and field sketches is part of analysis
- The use of photographs and field sketches is a qualitative analysis
- Analysis in annotation gives meaning to the features shown in the photograph/field sketch