Collating Data and the Data Presentation Plan

IB Geography IA

What does it mean to collate?

• To systemize, to sort, to organize

Why are we collating our data?

• The purpose of collating data, is for teams to successfully compile their data in a simple, organized and manageable way.

How should we Collate our Data?

• In order to enable easy interpretation and analysis, collations will involve tabulating the data.

• So, start with the first question: – Example: What is your sex? ____Male ___ Female– Count all of your questionnaire responses and

tabulate the number of each. – 1. What is your sex? _36___Male __14_ Female

Continue on for the rest of your Closed Questions.

• Example 1: – What is your view of abortion?

• Example 2: – How many times a month do you go to the

grocery store?

Strongly Agree

Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

2 1 9 18 20

0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7+

3 10 15 12 10

Then you have to do your Open questions.

• This requires actually listing all the responses of the people surveyed.

• Example: Do you think we need to have a neighborhood watch to make things safer in our neighborhoods? Why or Why Not? – “Yes. I think we do because if the community makes safety

a priority, the neighborhood is more likely to be more safe.”

– No. I think the police do a good enough job, and we don’t need it.

– Etc.

When will we meet with our groups to collate data?

• Monday: October 20 • Tuesday: October 21

I’ve collated. Now what?• After you have collated data successfully, the collated data needs

to be typed up. Included in this is: – Closed Question Data– Open Question Data– All 6 Interview Transcripts

• This typed version will then be copied and given to each member of the group.

• 1 Copy will be turned into me for a grade on Wed. October 22.

• From here, you will divorce your group!

The Data Presentation Plan

• Now you will take your collated data, and read and annotate it. Look for patterns, trends, get a feel for how people think and behave.

• Based on what you see, the types of questions you asked, and the answers you got, you will have to plan how you will treat your data.

• See Data Presentation Plan • Due Friday, October 24th.