(11) planning data analysis

• data analysis - a process in which gathered information are summarized in such a manner that it will yield answers to the research questions
• types of statistical analysis

  1. descriptive statistical technique
  2. inferential statistics
• descriptive statistical technique - provides a summary of the ordered or sequenced data from your research sample
• descriptive statistical technique - frequency distribution, measure of central tendencies(mean,median,mode) and standard deviation are the sets of data from descriptive statistics
• inferential statistics - used when the research study focuses on finding predictions; testing hypothesis; and finding interpretations, generalizations, and conclusions. Since this statistical methods is more complex and has more advanced mathematical computations, you can use computer software to aid your analysis