Chapter 13 – Analyzing data and other information. In this chapter students will be able to: Describe methods of analyzing data, find limitations in poorly analyzed data, explain the steps in analyzing data, improve skill in separating important from unimportant facts, analyze information to make sense of it, determine significance in data. | Planning an Applied Research Project Chapter 13 – Analyzing Data and Other Information © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives Describe methods of analyzing data Find limitations in poorly analyzed data Explain the steps in analyzing data Improve skill in separating important from unimportant facts Analyze information to make sense of it Determine significance in data © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Terms Aggregate analysis Bar chart Causation Coding data Coding manual Coding schedule Cohort analysis Connection Correlation Cycle of coding Data analysis spiral Deductive reasoning Dependent variable Frequency distribution Frequency table Histogram Imputed data Independent variable Inductive reasoning Inter-rater reliability © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Terms (cont’d) Kurtosis Listwise deduction Mean Median Mode Pattern analysis Pie chart Significance Source document Standard deviation Unit of . | Planning an Applied Research Project Chapter 13 – Analyzing Data and Other Information © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Objectives Describe methods of analyzing data Find limitations in poorly analyzed data Explain the steps in analyzing data Improve skill in separating important from unimportant facts Analyze information to make sense of it Determine significance in data © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Terms Aggregate analysis Bar chart Causation Coding data Coding manual Coding schedule Cohort analysis Connection Correlation Cycle of coding Data analysis spiral Deductive reasoning Dependent variable Frequency distribution Frequency table Histogram Imputed data Independent variable Inductive reasoning Inter-rater reliability © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Key Terms (cont’d) Kurtosis Listwise deduction Mean Median Mode Pattern analysis Pie chart Significance Source document Standard deviation Unit of analysis © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Steps in Analyzing Information Collect data Immerse yourself in the data Align data with original purpose Organize the data Identify relationships Review the data Interpret the information and place it in a larger context © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Collecting the Information Plan for what to collect Method of collecting information Coding the data collected Way to organized information once collected Reviewing for patterns Sorting information into categories Testing the categories on the data Drawing conclusions about the patterns © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Analyzing Statistical Data Computing and examining the mean Calculating the median Computing the mode Determining the standard deviation Creating a frequency distribution Calculating a regression analysis Conducting an analysis of variance © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Analyzing Qualitative Data Use .
