2.  Two types of analysis based on the data that is generated.  Quantitative or  Qualitative  Basic descriptive statistics such as mean, median, and mode are in studying quantitative data.  Standard deviation is also often used to show the variation  Qualitative data is most often transcribed and studied for themes.

3.  Don’t share data unless it is supporting a claim or idea.  Reporting data without context or purpose is very confusing.  Can give a visual breakdown of what was said and may be less confusing to those reading it.  Keep in mind that you may want to arrange and show the results from your surveys.

4.  The mean (or average) is found by taking the sum of the numbers and then dividing by how many numbers you added together.  The number that occurs most frequently is the mode.  When the number are arranged in numerical order, the middle one in the median.

5.  The mean (or average) is found by adding all the numbers and then dividing by how many numbers you added together.  Example: 3,4,5,6,7  3+4+5+6+7= 25  25 divided by 5 = 5  The mean is 5

6.  The number that occurs most frequently is the mode.  Example: 2,2,2,4,5,6,7,7,7,7,8  The number that occurs most frequently is 7  The mode is 7

7.  When numbers are arranged in numerical order, the middle one is the median.  Example: 3,6,2,5,7  Arrange in order 2,3,5,6,7  The number in the middle is 5  The median is 5

8.  Lowest  55  60  75  80  83  93  Highest 6/28/2016

9.  First add all the grades together.  The total equals 1061  Now divide 1061 by 13 (total grades  The answer is 81.61  The mean is 81.61  Lowest  55  60  75  80  83  93  Highest

10.  The mode is the number which occurs most often.  The number which occurs most often is 93  The mode is 93  Lowest  55  60  75  80  83  93  Highest

11.  The median is the number in the middle of numbers which are in order from least to greatest.  If we count from both sides the number in the middle is 83.  The median is 83  Lowest  55  60  75  80  83  93  Highest

12.  If these were your math grades, what would you learn by analysising them?  The mean was 81.61. In order to raise your grades, you would have to make higher than an 81.61 on the rest of your assignments.  The mode was 93 which was your highest grade. You could look at these papers to see why you made this grade the most.  The median is a 83. This means that most of your grades were higher than your average. Find your week area and try to improve.

13.  Knowing the mean, median, and mode will help you better understand the scores on your survey.  This in turn will allow you to report on significant findings or describe how your respondents feel about a specific aspect of the program being evaluated.

14.  Creating descriptive data can be done using a variety of programs.  MS Excel is a simple program with many of the basic data analysis components built into it.  SPSS is another software program that can do very simple as well as very complex statistical analysis. 6/28/2016

15.  Can be done using a saturation or thematic model.  Transcripts are reviewed for common or recurring themes.  These themes can then be grouped together and a more focused analysis of what is being said can occur.  Selected quotes can be used to support themes. 6/28/2016