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Data analysis

I can analyse data to inform and justify my design decisions.

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Data analysis

I can analyse data to inform and justify my design decisions.

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Key learning points

  1. Interpretating quantitative data and spotting trends and patterns.
  2. Interpretating qualitative data and spotting trends and patterns.
  3. Analysing trends and patterns to inform design decisions.

Keywords

  • Analyse - to examine something in detail

  • Patterns - repeating connections that help us understand how different information is related

  • Trends - patterns in the data that change over time

  • Justification - the reason or explanation for why something is done, or believed to be right

Common misconception

It is only possible to present quantitative data.

Qualitative data can be presented in other formats to summarise findings.


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You may wish for students to carry out their own interviews or questionnaires and use this data to analyse.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What type of data can be counted or measured and is expressed as numbers?
Correct Answer: Quantitative
Q2.
Match the type of data with the ways in which it can be presented.
Correct Answer:qualitative,mind map
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mind map

Correct Answer:qualitative,flow diagram
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flow diagram

Correct Answer:quantitative,bar charts
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bar charts

Correct Answer:quantitative,pictograms
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pictograms

Q3.
What is the purpose of a questionnaire when designing?
to understand the sizes of existing products
Correct answer: to understand what our target market may require or need
to understand the anthropometric measurements of the target market
Q4.
What is the 'target market'?
a team responsible for advertising the product to the public
a group of people who offer feedback on a product after it's already designed
Correct answer: a group of people the product is designed for based on their needs
Q5.
Match the axis with whether they are vertical or horizontal.
Correct Answer:x-axis,horizontal
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horizontal

Correct Answer:y-axis,vertical
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vertical

Q6.
What is an open-ended question?
questions that give options to choose from
Correct answer: questions that let people give detailed answers in their own words
questions that only allow one possible answer

4 Questions

Q1.
Why do you need to examine your findings in detail when analysing data?
Correct answer: to make it useful for the design process
to quickly finalise the design without needing further input
to ensure the findings match the initial assumptions exactly
Q2.
Match the types of trend with the examples.
Correct Answer:negative trend,a decline in reading habits among teenagers due to digital devices
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a decline in reading habits among teenagers due to digital devices

Correct Answer:positive trend,an increase in the use of renewable energy over the past decade
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an increase in the use of renewable energy over the past decade

Q3.
Justification is?
a detailed plan or method for completing a task
Correct answer: a reason or explanation for why something is done or believed to be right
a summary of all the facts in a situation
Q4.
What are patterns in the data?
Correct answer: repeating trends or connections that help us understand the data
one-time, random events that have no connection
unrelated numbers or data points with no patterns