| Description | This unit develops the basic principles of data description and analysis. Students are expected to be able to understand the different forms that data can take, the different forms of analysing data and the different ways that data can be used to support arguments. Emphasis is on analysing, interpreting and the presentation of results for existing types of data. The different forms of data (written, spoken and observed) examined include: documents such as official government reports, company document s and consultant reports; the spoken word including transcripts of interviews; and responses to questionnaires. The data analysis focuses on the use of both qualitative and quantitative data as well as univariate and bivariate data. Some of the techniques covered in this unit are basic descriptive measures of data, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. |
