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Definition of concepts: data, analysis, data analysis

Importance of data analysis

How data is analyzed

Methods of data analysis (quantitative & qualitative)

Types of data analysis (predictive, prescriptive, statistical, and text)

Important considerations to research students

 Understand why and how you need to analyze the data


 Learn an appropriate computer package like SPSS that will enable you analyze
your data
 Ensure that you have mastered the necessary skills to analyze your data
 Ensure that you collect data analysis techniques which are appropriate to your
data and study purpose
 Ensure that you take note of making unbiased inferences which are not backed
by your data
 Ensure that you read and re-read your results before you actually start writing
 Remember how you intend to present your results in chapter four

Scope
In data analysis, there are three main tasks: organizing, describing, and analyzing
the data
Required

1. Understanding a variety of data analysis methods,


2. Planning data analysis early in the project and making revisions in the plan as
the work develops,
3. Understanding which methods will best answer the study questions posed, given
the data that have been collected; and,
4. Once the analysis is finished, recognizing how weaknesses in the data or the
analysis affect the conclusions that can properly be drawn.

Factors that influence choice of data analysis technique

 The purpose of the study


 The type of questions formulated
 The expected linkages among the variables
 The researcher’s ideological orientation-Quantitative or qualitative paradigms
 The methods of data collection used
 The instruments which were formulated
 The unit of analysis
 Scale of measurement of the variables
 Mode that will be used to present the data

Steps in data analysis

 Check the raw data and prepare data for analysis


 Conduct initial analysis based on the evaluation plan
 Conduct additional analyses based on the initial results
 Integrate and synthesize findings

At a graduate level, the student is expected to analyze the data himself or herself. The
student should be able to know the process of coding the data, the process of entry of
the data in a relevant statistical package for analysis, the process of cleaning the
entered data and the actual procedures for conducting particular analyses.

Qualitative Data Analysis: (QDA) is the range of processes and procedures whereby
we move from the qualitative data that have been collected into some form of
explanation, understanding or interpretation of the people and situations we are
investigating. Qualitative Data Analysis is usually based on an interpretative
philosophy. The idea is to examine the meaningful and symbolic content of qualitative
data. For example, by analyzing interview data the researcher may be attempting to
identify any or all of:

 Someone’s interpretation of the world,


 Why they have that point of view,
 How they came to that view,
 What they have been doing,
 How they conveyed their view of their situation,
 How they identify or classify themselves and others in what they say.

The process of Qualitative Data Analysis usually involves two things; writing and the
identification of themes. Writing of some kind is found in almost all forms of Qualitative
Data Analysis. In contrast, some approaches, such as discourse analysis or
conversation analysis may not require the identification of themes.

Format of data analysis (Qualitative)

 Thematic analysis
 Content analysis
 Discourse analysis

Types of quantitative data analysis techniques

 Descriptive statistics (measure of central tendency and measure of dispersion)


 Relational statistics (univariate, bivariate, multivariate analysis)
 Inferential statistics (test for difference of mean & test for statistical significance)
Consideration for choosing the right technique

1. The purpose of the analysis (exploratory, test of difference, establishing


relationships)
2. The type of data available
3. The level of measurement
4. The number of variables involved

Examples of commonly used techniques


1. Chi Square Analysis

2. Correlation (Pearson, Kendall, Spearman)

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