Chapter+4+Results+and+analyses


 * INTRODUCTION**

Once you have collected the data for your research, you will start analyzing them. So, how do you analyse your data? You need to first organize your data so that you will get a clear picture of what to be analyzed. One of the ways to do this is explained on this webpage [|http://people.morrisville.edu/~shayyaw/Excel/IntroExcel.htm]. Please go through this webpage for your guideline on how to analyze your data. Additionally, in Chapter 3 Methodology, you will find a section entitled 'Coding book'. Under that section, you will be able to see the steps taken in analyzing your data. Alternatively, you may refer to this document:

Once you have gathered your data and inserted the data in the coding book, you will need to analyze them. How do you go about it? Here are some ideas taken from various internet resources, particularly http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/graphs/:
 * WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS CHAPTER?**

Examples:









In conclusion, the writers/ researchers present the results of the study in this section. In addition, discussions on the results are presented.


 * EXAMPLES ON ORGANIZING THE INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION**

One of the ways to organize the information on this section is : 1) Present the chart/ graph 2) Provide the results based on the chart/ graph 3) Write the analysis on the results. During this step, you need to (a) provide reasons (b) relate the results with related literature review 4) Summarize

Browse the attached articles for more examples on how to present your data (results) and analyze them: [|Gass, Mackey, Ross-feldman_55(4).PDF] [|Leeser_65(2).pdf] [|Ishikawa_3(4).PDF] [|Stockwell_20(3).PDF]


 * EXERCISES:**

http://english-zone.com/reading/charts-01.html

http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/graphs/worldpopgapfill.htm