DATA
ANALYSIS
DATA ANALYSIS
– a process of understanding data
or known facts or assumptions
serving as the basis of any claim
or conclusion you have about
something.
IN ANALYZING DATA, YOU GO
THROUGH:
Coding is your act Collating, is your
of using symbols like way of bringing
letters or words to together the coded
represent arbitrary data. Giving the
or subjective data data an orderly
(emotions, opinions, appearance is
attitudes) to ensure putting them in a
secrecy or privacy of graph, specifically a
the data. table of responses.
Preliminary
Raw data Final code
codes
The closer I get to * retirement age* RETIREMENT ANXIETY
“retirement age” the
faster I want it to
happen. I’m not even 55 financial obligations
yet and I would give
anything to retire now.
But there’s a mortgage to dreams of early
pay off and still a lot retirement
more to sock away in
savings before I can even
think of it. I keep playing
the lottery, though, in
hopes of dreams of early
winning those millions.
No retirement luck yet.
DATA MATRIX
This is used to name the table of
responses that consists of table of
cases and their associated
variables.
THIS DATA MATRIX IS OF TWO
TYPES:
Profile Matrix - Proximity Matrix
shows - indicates
measurements of measurements of
variables or similarities and
factors for set of differences
cases or between items.
respondents
UNDER PROXIMITY MATRIX,
If the If they show how
measurements different they
show how alike are, it is called
things are, it is dissimilarity
called matrix.
similarity
matrix.
QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS
You analyze or study data that reflect
the respondents’ thoughts, feelings,
attitudes, or views about something.
These are subjective data that are
expressed in words, and these words
serve as the unit of analysis in a
qualitative type of research.
CONCLUSION
A type of inferential or
interpretative thinking that
derives its validity, truthfulness,
or reasonableness from your
sensory experience.
POINTERS IN WRITING
CONCLUSION
Explain your point in simple and clear sentences.
Use expressions that center on the topic rather
than on yourself, the researcher.
Include only necessary items; exclude any piece
of information or picture not closely related to
your report.
Have your conclusion contain only validly
supported findings instead of falsified results.
Practice utmost honestly and objectivity in
stating the results of your critical evaluation of
outcomes that you expect to support your
conclusions.
