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It's time to make meaning out of all the data you collected! Through careful analysis, you will uncover the stories embedded in your data and develop your project's findings and recommendations.
Time Commitment: 3-5 sessions
1.
Do these general activities:
Sample Agenda (planning your data analysis process)
Analysis Fictionary (defining key terms and concepts)
Guiding Questions for Data Analysis (creating questions to focus your analysis)
Use these activites for Qualitative Data:
Theme Creation for Qualitative Data (analyzing data from focus groups / interviews / observations)
Organizing Qualitative Data (organizing data from focus groups / interviews / observations)
Quote Scavenger Hunt (finding powerful quotes in your results)
Use this activity for Quantitative Data:
Movie Matrix (analyzing and organizing survey data)
2.
Do these in order:
Round Robin Finding Findings (explaining what you discovered through your research)
A B C What We Want: Developing Recommendations (creating suggestions for change based on your findings)
3.
Put all the pieces together:
Analyze-It Kit (formulating a powerful story about your research issue)
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